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Emma Cline
Emma Cline is an American writer and novelist, originally from California. She published her first novel, '' The Girls'', in 2016, to positive reviews. The book was shortlisted for the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her stories have been published in ''The New Yorker'', ''Tin House'', ''Granta'' and ''The Paris Review''. In 2017 Cline was named one of ''Granta's'' Best of Young American Novelists, and Forbes named her one of their " 30 Under 30 in Media". She is a recipient of the Plimpton Prize. Life and career Personal life Emma Cline, born in 1989, was raised in Sonoma County, California. As a young teenager, Cline had acting roles in ''When Billie Beat Bobby'' (2001) and a short film entitled ''Flashcards'' (2003). After graduating from Sonoma Academy at age 16, Cline attended Middlebury College in Vermont. During her first year at college, she won a writing award for her short story, "What is Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County () is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 488,863. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa. It is to the north of Marin County, California, Marin County and the south of Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County. It is west of Napa County, California, Napa County and Lake County, California, Lake County. Sonoma County comprises the Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the San Jose, California, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California, Oakland, CA San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, Combined Statistical Area. It is the northernmost county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region. In California's Wine Country (California), Wine Country region, which also includes Napa, Mendocino, and Lake counties, Sonoma County is the largest producer. It has thirteen approved American Vit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Jackson Award
The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented at Readercon, an annual conference on imaginative literature. Writing in ''Salon'' in 2010, Laura Miller noted, "The awards are only 3 years old, but have already proved a fitting tribute to a writer who roamed freely over similar ground and has never quite gotten the respect she deserves." Award-winners are selected by a jury of professional writers, editors, critics and academics, with input from a Board of Advisors. The awards are given for the best work published in the preceding calendar year in the following categories: Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Single-Author Collection and Edited Anthology. The first annual Shirley Jackson Awards were presented July 20, 2007 at the Readercon Conference on Imaginative Literature in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University School Of The Arts Alumni
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Middlebury College Alumni
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21st-century American Novelists
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Living People
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The Best American Short Stories 2017
''The Best American Short Stories 2017'', a volume in the Best American Short Stories series, was edited by Heidi Pitlor and by guest editor Meg Wolitzer Meg Wolitzer (born May 28, 1959) is an American novelist, known for '' The Wife'', ''The Ten-Year Nap'', ''The Uncoupling,'' ''The Interestings'', and ''The Female Persuasion.'' She works as an instructor in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southa ....Pitlor, Heidi and Wolitzer, Meg (editors), ''The Best American Short Stories 2017'' Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2017. Short Stories included References Fiction anthologies Short Stories 2017 2017 anthologies Houghton Mifflin books {{2010s-story-collection-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best American Short Stories 2018
''The Best American Short Stories 2018'', a volume in the Best American Short Stories series, was edited by Heidi Pitlor and by guest editor Roxane Gay Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling essay collection ''Bad Feminist'' (2014), as well as the short story collection ''Ayiti ....Pitlor, Heidi and Gay, Roxane (editors), ''The Best American Short Stories 2018'' Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2018. Short Stories included References Fiction anthologies Short Stories 2018 2018 anthologies Houghton Mifflin books {{2010s-story-collection-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best American Short Stories 2020
''The Best American Short Stories 2020'' is a volume in the annual Best American Short Stories anthology. It was edited by the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, and guest editor Curtis Sittenfeld.Pitlor, Heidi and Sittenfeld, Curtis (editors), ''The Best American Short Stories 2020'' Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2020. Short stories included {, , - , Author , , Title , , First published , - , Selena Anderson , , "Godmother Tea" , , ''Oxford American'' (September 3, 2019) , - , T. C. Boyle , , "The Apartment" , , ''McSweeney's'' (Nr. 56, 2019) , - , Jason Brown , , "A Faithful But Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed" , , ''The Sewanee Review'' (December 2019) , - , Michael Byers , , "Sibling Rivalry" , , ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' (issue 40, 2019) , - , Emma Cline , , "The Nanny" , , ''The Paris Review'' (no.231) , - , Marion Crotty , , "Hallowween" , , '' Crazyhorse'' (no. 96, 2019) , - , Carolyn Ferrell , , "Something Street" , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stories
Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British English), a floor or level of a building * News story, an event or topic reported by a news organization Social media *Stories (social media), a collection of messages, images or videos, often ephemeral ** Facebook Stories, short user-generated photo or video collections that can be uploaded to the user's Facebook ** Instagram Stories, a feature in Instagram that let the user post vertical images that will disappear in 24 hours ** Snapchat Stories, a feature in Snapchat which allows users to compile snaps into chronological storylines, accessible to all of their friends Film, television and radio * Story Television, an American digital broadcast television network * Story TV, a South Korean television drama production company * ''Stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox (website)
''Vox'' () is an American news and opinion website owned by Vox Media. The website was founded in April 2014 by Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, and Melissa Bell, and is noted for its concept of explanatory journalism. Vox's media presence also includes a YouTube channel, several podcasts, and a show presented on Netflix. ''Vox'' has been described as left-of-center and progressive. History Prior to founding ''Vox'', Ezra Klein worked for ''The Washington Post'' as the head of Wonkblog, a public policy blog. When Klein attempted to launch a new site using funding from the newspaper's editors, his proposal was turned down and Klein subsequently left ''The Washington Post'' for a position with Vox Media, another communications company, in January 2014. ''The New York Times'' David Carr associated Klein's exit for ''Vox'' with other "big-name journalists" leaving newspapers for digital start-ups, such as Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher (of '' Recode'', which was later acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaz Reetz-Laiolo
Chaz (less frequently ''Chas'' or '' Chazz'') is an English masculine given name or nickname, originally derived from a short form of Charles (abbreviated ''Chas.''), although it is also used occasionally as a short form of other given names such as Chastity or Charlton. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Charles Chaz I'Anson (born 1986), English rugby league player * Chester "Chaz" Bennington (1976–2017), American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor *Chaz Bono (born 1969), American writer, musician, and actor *Chaz Brenchley (born 1959), British novel and short story writer * Chaz Carr (born 1982), Jamaican former basketball player *Chaz Davies (born 1987), Welsh motorcycle racer and 2011 World Supersport champion *Chaz Green (born 1992), American football player *Charles Chaz Jankel (born 1952), English musician *DJ Chaz Meads (Charles Meads) (born 1959), American musician, radio DJ and hospitality worker *Chaz Mee, a pen name of Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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