Born: 1938 in Hart County, Georgia
Terry Kay was raised in Royston, Georgia and educated in public schools
After college, he held a variety of jobs in journalism and public relations
He was the columnist for the Dekalb-Decatur News
Sports writer and film and theater critic for Atlanta Journal
Now lives in Athens with his wife, four children and four grandchildren
Novelist career
The Year the Lights Came On (1976)
It's about life in rural Georgia
Wrote more about rural South and violence, explored the themes of Justice and vengeance
His most celebrated work is To Dance with the White Dog
Began as a nonfiction to celebrate Kay's parents' long marriage
Father died of cancer in 1980
His books explore the themes of love, and loss
Awards:
Townsend Prize: The Valley of Light (2003)
About North Georgia mountains in 1948- a man with a gift for fishing
He was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2006
He was awarded the Georgia Author of the Year in 1981 for After Eli