Legal Writing Teacher Wins Pulitzer
Just in from the AP (announcing the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winners):
BIOGRAPHY: “Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father,” by John Matteson
Matteson said his 14-year-old daughter was an inspiration for his book, which is about a girl’s relationship with her father. “Not only did I understand parenting better after writing the book, but being a parent helped me to write the book,” Matteson said.
Matteson, who holds a doctorate in English from Columbia University and a law degree from Harvard, teaches literature and legal writing as an associate professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He has practiced law in California and North Carolina.
Matteson said his daughter wants to become a writer and he couldn’t wait for her to get out of school to tell her the news.
Here’s the intro to the book.
