nonfiction writer and reporter. who was not only great at what he did but also cared a lot about the field. this kind of work is not part of mass culture shall we say. but it s a distinct community of people who really care about it and are devoted to it and help and support each other and it was very important to tony to be part of that community. he puts on with me as is sort of deputy a big conference on nonfiction writing. the new york state writers institute in albany back in 91 or 92 telling the truth. at the time of his death he was the president of the authors guild. he just did as much as he could possibly do, not just for his own work but for other people who do his work. and i think he would be really pleased to see what this program named after him has become. we never got to know mark linton because he had died by the time we started this program. i got to know hiswidow and his children who were here very well . and i gather he was an equally remarkable man but i