Author: Joe Healy
Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK, Feb 2010
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-89272-805-1
Synopsis
From the Traver Award for fiction, these are stories the following criteria: "A distinguished original essay or work of short fiction that embodies an implicit love of fly-fishing, respect for the sport & the natural world in which it takes place, & high literary values." This first volume collects 17 stories, all outstanding by the best outdoor writers. 6x9 inches, 256 pgs.
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In 1991, Fly Rod & Reel magazine & the Voelker Foundation began hosting their annual Traver Award for fiction. Submitted work must meet the following criteria: "A distinguished original essay or work of short fiction that embodies an implicit love of fly-fishing, respect for the sport & the natural world in which it takes place, & high literary values." This first volume collects 17 storiessome winners of the Traver Award, some honorable mentionyet all outstanding by the best outdoor writers, including Pete Fromm, E. Donnall Thomas, Gary Whitehead, Seth Norman, Jeff Day, & Richard Chiappone.
