1988 Annie DOAK Dillard '63
While attending Ellis, Annie Doak Dillard spent her lunch hour in the “creative writing club” during which she says her English teachers “made sure we all knew how to write.” After high school, Dillard attended Hollins College and studied creative writing and religion.
For the next few years, Dillard wrote poetry, read widely, volunteered at local community agencies, and kept extensive journals of her observations and thoughts. In 1973, she turned those journals into Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Since Tinker Creek, Annie has continued to write. Some of her other works include Ticket for a Prayer Wheel, a book of poetry, and An American Childhood, an autobiography of her early years. Her writing continues to meet with critical acclaim.
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For the next few years, Dillard wrote poetry, read widely, volunteered at local community agencies, and kept extensive journals of her observations and thoughts. In 1973, she turned those journals into Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Since Tinker Creek, Annie has continued to write. Some of her other works include Ticket for a Prayer Wheel, a book of poetry, and An American Childhood, an autobiography of her early years. Her writing continues to meet with critical acclaim.
