Erica Myatt, Author at Cardinal News

Annie Dillard’s book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” written during her years living in the Roanoke Valley, won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 1975. Dillard, who received two degrees in English and creative writing from Hollins College (now University), died Tuesday at age 81. Courtesy of Hollins University.

Remembering Annie Dillard in the valley that formed ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek’

by Erica Myatt September 21, 2026September 20, 2026

A Hollins alumna reflects on the Pulitzer-winning author, who died last week at 81, and the ways, large and small, that her impact lingers.

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