Literature Award Letter

3018 Hampton Downs Drive
Monroe, NC 28112

March 14, 2019

RE: Nominating Dr, Robert Hinson for the NC Literature Award

To Whom It May Concern:

I am nominating a dynamic writer, teacher and one who deserves to be recognized by the state in which he lives and honors. Dr. Hinson is my husband and a great father to his daughter AnnaBeth. I have been with him when as he has traveled both North and South Carolina conducting workshops and creating writing clubs for middle school and high school students. I have been with him as he has talked to and advised college students on their writing careers. I have been with him as he has won awards for writing and public service in his county. Dr. Hinson is very humble and does not seek attention. It is just a natural gift he possesses for writing and the promotion of the creative arts. He has written over 25 books and has helped countless college professors in the publication of their books. He has known and has taken workshops under great writers to sharpen his own writing skills. He has traveled the US talking to the public about literature and his own books. Even though he is retired he still is active in writing and promoting literature as president of the Union County Writers Club ( I am the club's elected secretary) and president of the Indian Trail Arts and Historical Society and a member of the Union County Friends of the Libraries. He has been nominated for NC Poet Laureate 3 times, and I know he was disappointed when not chosen for the honor of representing North Carolina. A number of people who know him will be writing and mailing supporting nomination letters about my husband. I and a great number of his acquaintances feel it is time to show gratitude and give honor to this man for his years of giving (literature and community service).

Sincerely yours,
Linda P. Hinson
Dr. Hinson's wife and Union County Writers Club Secretary