▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Hawai i - based ▁scholar ▁and ▁novel ist . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁at ▁M ano a . ▁The ▁author ▁of ▁eight ▁nov els ▁and ▁six ▁short ▁story ▁collections , ▁Mac Mill an ▁founded ▁the ▁literary ▁journal ▁Hawai i ▁Review ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁fiction ▁editor ▁for ▁M ano a : ▁A ▁Pacific ▁Journal ▁of ▁International ▁Writing . ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁anth olog ized ▁in ▁The ▁Best ▁American ▁Short ▁St ories ▁and ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Tri qu arter ly . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁One ont a ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Cal led ▁" the ▁Stephen ▁C rane ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II " ▁by ▁Kurt ▁V onn eg ut , ▁Mac Mill an ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁literary ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Award ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁O . ▁Henry ▁Award , ▁the ▁Elli ot ▁C ades ▁Award ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁P ush cart ▁Prize . ▁He ▁was ▁further ▁hon ored ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ian ▁Mac Mill an ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁in