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Reception honors Jack Cady
October 27, 2006
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Former students, friends and colleagues celebrated the life and legacy of Jack Cady, an American author and former PLU professor at a reception last Tuesday.
A reception in Mortvedt Library honored the gift of Cady’s collected literary papers, given to PLU by his wife, writer Carol Orlock, last spring. Orlock described the collection, which includes Cady’s drafts and unpublished works.
Cady was a truck driver turned award-winning science fiction author and literature professor. He taught creative writing at PLU for 13 years and received the distinguished teaching award in 1992.
He published nine novels, the best known of which are “The Hauntings of Hood Canal,” “The Off Season,” “Street: A Novel” and “Inagehi.” He won nearly every award in science fiction, including the Nebula, Phillip K. Dick Award, World Fantasy Award and Bram Stoker Award.
Cady died of cancer in January 2004 at age 71.
The celebration of Cady's legacy included a tribute to his writing and teaching by former students and colleagues, and a reading by poet and memorist Stephen Kuusisto.
Cady was a truck driver turned award-winning science fiction author and literature professor. He taught creative writing at PLU for 13 years and received the distinguished teaching award in 1992.
He published nine novels, the best known of which are “The Hauntings of Hood Canal,” “The Off Season,” “Street: A Novel” and “Inagehi.” He won nearly every award in science fiction, including the Nebula, Phillip K. Dick Award, World Fantasy Award and Bram Stoker Award.
Cady died of cancer in January 2004 at age 71.
The celebration of Cady's legacy included a tribute to his writing and teaching by former students and colleagues, and a reading by poet and memorist Stephen Kuusisto.