The prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize, a literary recognition worth more than $60 thousand, has been awarded to Maryland resident Lisa Beth Jones.
From the source:
"Lisa Beth Jones of Fork, Md., has been named the winner of the 2011 Sophie Kerr Prize.
The winner of the award, worth $61,062, was announced Tuesday night at the Poets House in New York.
Jones was on the dean's list every semester at Washington College. She finished college in December and works at the International Youth Foundation in Baltimore and as a travel writer for Examiner.com."
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