Donald K. Fry | |
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.jpg) Don Fry | |
| Born | March 31, 1937 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2021 (aged 84) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer and scholar |
| Education | Needham B. Broughton High School |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Notable works | Medieval Scandinavia An Encyclopedia, Ways with Words, Coaching Writers |
Donald K. "Don" Fry (March 31, 1937 – December 6, 2021) was an American writer and scholar. He began as a scholar of Old and Middle English literature at the University of Virginia and Stony Brook University. He changed fields to journalism education in 1984, joining the Poynter Institute of Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida, a journalism think-tank. In 1994, he became an independent writing coach.