NOVELIST AND SCREENWRITER ROBERT STONE
	TO BE REA VISITING WRITER AT U.VA.

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 1 -- Award-winning novelist and
screenwriter Robert Stone will be the Rea Visiting Writer in the
University of Virginia English department the week of Feb. 19.
	Stone, who won the National Book Award in 1975 for his novel
"Dog Soldiers," will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22
in Campbell Hall 153.  He will give an informal talk about his
novels and screenplays at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Campbell
Hall 153.  Both events are free and open to the public.
	Stone, a native of Brooklyn, is also the author of three
other acclaimed novels, "A Hall of Mirrors" (1967), "A Flag for
Sunrise" (1981) and "Children of the Light" (1986).
	Stone's writings, peopled by colorful, down-and-out
characters, have brought him numerous honors and recognition for his
artistry.  Among them are a Guggenheim fellowship (1971), the John
Dos Passos Prize for literature (1982) and a fellowship from the
National Endowments for the Arts (1983).  He has contributed his
work to many literary journals, magazines and collections.
	Stone has also turned two of his novels, "A Hall of Mirrors"
and "Dog Soldiers," into well received screenplays.  He is
affiliated with several writing associations, including the Authors
Guild and PEN, for which he serves on the executive board.
	The Rea Visiting Writer program in the English department is
supported by the Dungannon Foundation of New York.  The foundation's
president, Michael M. Rea, a book and art collector, is a 1952
alumnus of the University.
	For additional information contact the U.Va. Creative
Writing Program at (804) 924-6675.
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January 31, 1996