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His awards include a regional Emmy for Achievement in Screenwriting with Brent Davis for a documentary on Alabama writer [[William Bradford Huie]]. Noble was the recipient of the 2000 Eugene Current-Garcia Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Don Noble, 2019 Conference Faculty |url=https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/news/2019/10/18/meet-don-noble-2019-conference-faculty |website=alabamawriterscooperative.org |publisher=Alabama Writers' Cooperative |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>, the 2013 Wayne Greenhaw Service Award from the Alabama Humanities Alliance<ref>{{cite web |title=Wayne Greenhaw Service to the Humanities Award |url=https://alabamahumanities.org/about/alabama-humanities-honors/ |website=AlabamaHumanities.org |publisher=Alabama Humanities Alliance |access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>, and the 2017 Governor’s Arts Award given by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.<ref> |
His awards include a regional Emmy for Achievement in Screenwriting with Brent Davis for a documentary on Alabama writer [[William Bradford Huie]]. Noble was the recipient of the 2000 Eugene Current-Garcia Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Don Noble, 2019 Conference Faculty |url=https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/news/2019/10/18/meet-don-noble-2019-conference-faculty |website=alabamawriterscooperative.org |publisher=Alabama Writers' Cooperative |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>, the 2013 Wayne Greenhaw Service Award from the Alabama Humanities Alliance<ref>{{cite web |title=Wayne Greenhaw Service to the Humanities Award |url=https://alabamahumanities.org/about/alabama-humanities-honors/ |website=AlabamaHumanities.org |publisher=Alabama Humanities Alliance |access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>, and the 2017 Governor’s Arts Award given by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.<ref>Rawls 2017</ref>. |
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==Personal life== |
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Don Noble | |
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| Born | December 11, 1941 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | journalist, essayist, literary critic |
| Education | University at Albany, SUNY University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Spouse | Jennifer Horne |
Don Noble is an Alabama writer and literary critic. He is host of the long-running Alabama Public Television author interview program Bookmark, the book reviewer for Alabama Public Radio, and a professor emeritus of English at the University of Alabama.[1]
Education and Career
Noble earned bachelor’s and master’s in English at University at Albany, SUNY. He then earned a doctorate in Southern literature at the UNC Chapel Hill.[2]
In addition to his teaching career, Noble is the author of numerous works of literary criticism, including books about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, John Steinbeck, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He has also edited anthologies of fiction, including one with his wife Jennifer Horne, a past Poet Laureate of Alabama.[3]
Noble has served on the boards of the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the Alabama Writers’ Forum, and the Alabama School for the Fine Arts.[4]
Awards
His awards include a regional Emmy for Achievement in Screenwriting with Brent Davis for a documentary on Alabama writer William Bradford Huie. Noble was the recipient of the 2000 Eugene Current-Garcia Award[5], the 2013 Wayne Greenhaw Service Award from the Alabama Humanities Alliance[6], and the 2017 Governor’s Arts Award given by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.[7].
Personal life
Horne is married to poet and writer Jennifer Horne, a former Poet Laureate of Alabama.[8] They live in Cottondale, Alabama.[9]
Published works
- Noble (Ed.), Don (2004). Climbing Mt. Cheaha: Emerging Alabama Writers. Livingston: Livingston Press. ISBN 9781931982399.
- Noble (Ed.), Don with Jennifer Horne (2017). Belles' Letters 2: Contemporary Stories by Alabama Women. Livingston: Livingston Press. ISBN 9781604891836.
- Noble (Ed.), Don (2008). A State of Laughter: Comic Fiction from Alabama. Livingston: Livingston Press. ISBN 9781604890044.
- Noble (Ed.), Don (2009). Zelda and Scott/Scott and Zelda: New Essays on the Fitzgeralds’ Life, Work and Times. Albany: Whitston Publishing Co. ISBN 9780878755165.
- Noble, Don (2009). Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird. Amenia: Salem Press. ISBN 9781587656187.
- Noble (Ed.), Don (2009). Alabama Noir. Brooklyn: Akashic Books. ISBN 9781617758089.
- Noble, Don (2010). Critical Insights: John Steinbeck. Amenia: Salem Press. ISBN 9781587657030.
- Noble, Don (2010). Critical Insights: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Amenia: Salem Press. ISBN 9781587656934.
References
- ^ "Don Noble: Host, Book Reviews". www.apr.org. Alabama Public Radio. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Jamon. "APR's 'Bookmark' Host Named Winner of Governor's Arts Award". news.ua.edu. University of Alabama. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Don Noble, 2019 Conference Faculty". alabamawriterscooperative.org. Alabama Writers' Cooperative. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Vickrey, Lenore (July 29, 2019). "Alabama People: Don Noble". Alabama Living Magazine. Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Don Noble, 2019 Conference Faculty". alabamawriterscooperative.org. Alabama Writers' Cooperative. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Greenhaw Service to the Humanities Award". AlabamaHumanities.org. Alabama Humanities Alliance. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Rawls 2017
- ^ Stefanescu, Alina. "A conversation with Alabama State Poet Laureate, Jennifer Horne". AlabamaWritersCooperative.org. Alabama Writers' Cooperative. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Author Listing: Jennifer Horne". www.alabamawritersforum.org/. Alabama Writers Forum. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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