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Mark Petrakis Lives To Write, Too He Writes To Live
Mark Petrakis, a Greek American writer visiting Ohio University as a McGuffey lecturer, has built a career on writing. He signed a three book contract with David McKay Co. and has been nominated twice for the National Book Award. From a childhood shaped by a priest father to a lifelong struggle with steady work, Petrakis continues to write with relentless focus, teaching one course weekly and running a creative writing workshop while pursuing new novels and stories.
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Robert L. Powers
Messenger News
Zorba
Athens
Harry Mark Petrakis
Mark
Ohio University
McGuffey
Petrakis
David McKay Co
Stelmark
OU English
Chesterton
Ind
Greece
Western Michigan
Mark Petrakis
Pericles
31St Street
Ellis Hall
Frank Cronin
Petralus
South Bend
Nick
Petras