▁D . ▁Rub in , ▁Jr ., ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁but ▁H oll ins ▁has ▁offered ▁classes ▁in ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁for ▁even ▁longer . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Center ▁for ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁was ▁established ▁through ▁a ▁gener ous ▁gift ▁from ▁Susan ▁G ager ▁Jackson ▁' 6 8 ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁John ▁Jackson , ▁of ▁Far ▁Hills , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁The ▁Jackson ▁Center ▁for ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁H oll ins ' ▁este emed ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁writing ▁programs , ▁which ▁have ▁produced ▁do z ens ▁of ▁writers ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁acc laim , ▁including ▁Lee ▁Smith ▁' 6 7 ▁and ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁w inners ▁An nie ▁D ill ard ▁' 6 7 , ▁M . A . ▁' 6 8 ; ▁Henry ▁S . ▁Taylor ▁M . A . ▁' 6 6 ; ▁and ▁Nat asha ▁Tre the we y ▁M . A . ▁' 9 1 . ▁Kir an ▁Des ai ▁M . A . ▁' 9 4 ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁Man ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁for ▁F iction ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award . ▁The ▁fiction ▁of ▁Mad ison ▁Sm art t ▁Bell ▁M . A . ▁' 8 1 ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁a ▁Stra uss ▁Living ▁Award , ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁H oll ins ▁writers ▁have ▁received ▁NE A , ▁G ug gen heim , ▁and ▁count less ▁other ▁gr ants ▁and ▁awards ▁for ▁their ▁poetry , ▁fiction ,