Instructor's book nominated for award

Edmonds Community College English instructor Marcia Woodard's book Collected Kona: Brief Takes on a Basenji, has been nominated for an award from the Dog Writers Association of America in the humor books category. Collected Kona is a series of funny and touching stories about Marcia's Basenji which originally appeared in the American Kennel Club's AKC Gazette magazine. The book was published in 2010 by Teeny Tiny Press (owned by English instructor Amanda Laughtland). The awards ceremony takes place February 12 (the day before the Westminster Dog Show) in New York City. Marcia plans to attend the ceremony.