Nelson Smith, essayist and freelance writer, is the recipient of the 2004 Richard J. Margolis Award, given annually to a promising nonfiction writer whose work combines warmth, humor, wisdom, and concern with social justice. The 2004 award is accompanied by a $5,000 honorarium and a one-month residency at Blue Mountain Center, the award’s sponsor, in New York. Nominations and applications for the 2005 award should be sent to: The Richard J. Margolis Award, c/o Margolis & Associates, 137 Newbury St., 2nd Flr., Boston, MA 02116. The deadline for nominations is July 1, 2005. For more on the award, please visit: http://www.margolis.com/award/index.html.