See a photo of Eric his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3.

Q&A with Eric James Wolf, Question 4:

Q: You are to receive the Oracle Award in recognition of your work as producer and host of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show during the last evening of the National Storytelling Conference this month [July 2010]. What does this award mean to you?

A: The National Storytelling Network is made up of some of the most committed people, and I am very flattered to be respected and held up by such a fine group. This award means the world to me — I have honestly never received an award for my work with storytelling — mostly because most award applications require things like a written application. I stopped doing that stuff years ago… after I didn’t get the 20th grant [I submitted a] proposal [for].