Don Murray (writer)

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Donald Morrison Murray (1923- December 30, 2006) was a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, a columnist for The Boston Globe, and long-time teacher (and finally Professor Emeritus) of English at the University of New Hampshire. He wrote for many journals, authored several books on the art of writing and teaching, and acted as writing coach for several national newspapers.

[edit] On Writing

Murray chronicled his relationship with writing until the day he died. In a column published just before his death, he wrote, "Each time I sit down to write I don't know if I can do it. The flow of writing is always a surprise and a challenge. Click the computer on and I am 17 again, wanting to write and not knowing if I can." He filed his final column with the Boston Globe the day before his death.

[edit] Books

• The Man Who Had Everything (novel) (New American Library, 1964)
• Learning by Teaching (Heinemann, 1982)
• Expecting the Unexpected (Heinemann, 1989)
• Crafting a Life in Essay, Story, Poem (Boynton/Cook, 1996).

[edit] References

Marquard. "Columnist Donald Murray Dies at 82," The Boston Globe. Dec. 31, 2006.