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Robert Olen Butler Prize
The Robert Olen Butler Prize is a prize for short fiction awarded by Del Sol Press in conjunction with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Robert Olen Butler, who chooses the winning story. The winning stories are also collected into an annual anthology, ''The Robert Olen Butler Prize Anthology''. As of 2009, three individuals had appeared in the anthology more than once: Jacob M. Appel (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Erin Soros (2008, 2009) and Mark Wisniewski (2008, 2009). The award was conceived by Michael Neff, and has been influential in launching the careers of such writers as Lynn Veach Sadler, Charles Yu, Roy Kesey and Cris Mazza. Past winners 2005 *Grand Prize: E. R. Catalano "News from My Father" *Thomas P. Balazs "Omicron Ceti III" * Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis "Sundress" *Roy Kesey "Invunche y voladora" *Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer "Malika" *Karen Kovacik "My Polish Widower" *Dylan Landis "Jazz" *Kelly Magee "Not People, Not This" * Lynn Veach Sadler "Miss Spam Maps of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Fiction
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story has been recurrently problematic. A classic definition of a short story is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Kesey
Roy Kesey is an American author. His books include ''Any Deadly Thing'', ''Pacazo'', ''All Over'', ''Nothing in the World'' and an historical guide to the city of Nanjing, China. His short fiction has been included in Best American Short Stories and such journals as ''Subtropics'', ''The Georgia Review'' and '' The Iowa Review''. His story "Double Fish" won the 2009 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize from ''The Missouri Review. In addition to his work as a writer, Kesey has translated two novels by Pola Oloixarac Paola Caracciolo, better known by her pseudonym, Pola Oloixarac, is an Argentine writer, journalist, librettist and translator. Biography She studied philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. After finishing her post-graduate studies for Ph ..., ''Savage Theories'' and ''Dark Constellations''. References External linksKesey's website in ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Literary Awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards. International awards All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order) * Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 * Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings – since 1966 * Neustadt International Prize for Literature – since 1970 * International Botev Prize – since 1972 * The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year – since 1978 * Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service – since 1979 * America Award – since 1994 * Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award – since 1997 * Franz Kafka Prize – since 2001 * Sense of Gender Awards – since 2001 * Ovid Prize – since 2002 * Dayton Literary Peace Prize – since 2006 * European Union Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Jan Michalski Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Paris Literary Prize – since 2010 * KONS International Literary Award – since 2011 * Grand Prix of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Literary Awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards. International awards All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order) * Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 * Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings – since 1966 * Neustadt International Prize for Literature – since 1970 * International Botev Prize – since 1972 * The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year – since 1978 * Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service – since 1979 * America Award – since 1994 * Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award – since 1997 * Franz Kafka Prize – since 2001 * Sense of Gender Awards – since 2001 * Ovid Prize – since 2002 * Dayton Literary Peace Prize – since 2006 * European Union Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Jan Michalski Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Paris Literary Prize – since 2010 * KONS International Literary Award – since 2011 * Grand Prix of Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Weatherwax
Annie Weatherwax is an artist and author, most notable for her breakout novel, ''All We Had.'' Weatherwax is a known visual artist who describes her artistic voice as "comic realism." She often writes about social justice and the relationship between visual arts and writing. She has been influenced by the work of Flannery O’Connor, Alice Neel, Lorrie Moore, Roy Litchenstein, and Andy Warhol. Early life Weatherwax has dyslexia and had a hard time in school growing up. She says, "I struggled a lot when I was kid. I’m an exceedingly slow reader. I read a lot, because I love it so much, but I definitely struggle with it." Despite her struggle with dyslexia, Weatherwax went on to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design. Career Weatherwax began her artistic career as a visual artist, working professionally sculpting superheroes and cartoon characters for Nickelodeon, DC Comics, Warner Brothers, and Pixar. She also paints. Writing ''All We Had'' Her book, ''All We Had' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Hrbek
Greg Hrbek is an American fiction author and educator. __NOTOC__ Early years Hrbek graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1986. Teaching After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 1990, Hrbek taught kindergarten for three years in San Francisco and New York City, before studying for a Master of Fine Arts degree in English at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, which he completed in 1995. The University of Iowa awarded him an Iowa Arts Fellowship, and he won a James A. Michener Fellowship in 1995, which allowed him to write in California for a year, before returning to Vassar to teach half time in the English Department."Award-winning faculty author to give reading" , ''Scope Magazine'', |
Jeff Parker (writer)
Jeff Parker (born January 3, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer. His novel ''Ovenman'' was published in 2007 by the book division of the literary journal Tin House. Parker received praise from within the literary community for his hypertext story ''A Long Wild Smile'' which has appeared in numerous online journals. Parker grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida. He attended the prestigious creative writing program at Syracuse University where he studied with such writers as George Saunders and Arthur Flowers. During his time in Syracuse he lived briefly with the poet Kevin Keck who later dedicated his first collection of stories to him. Parker graduated with an M.F.A. in creative writing in 1999. He previously served as a faculty member at the University of Toronto, lectured in Russian State University for the Humanities and ELE public forum in Moscow, and served as the Director of the Creative Writing M.F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cris Mazza
Cris Mazza (born 1956) is an American novelist, short story writer, and non-fiction author. Early life and education A native of Southern California, Mazza earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from San Diego State University and her Master of Fine Arts in writing at Brooklyn College. Career Mazza has published 10 novels, six collections, and two memoirs. She is widely anthologized as an example of post-feminist, formalist, or contemporary experimental fiction. Her work often deals with second and third-wave feminist concerns as well as sexuality. Along with Jeffrey DeShell, Mazza used the term "chick lit" for the edited anthology ''Chick Lit Postfeminist Fiction'' (1995) and the follow-up anthology ''Chick Lit 2: No Chick Vics'' (1996). While originally meant to be ironic, the term was co-opted to define a very different sort of work. In 2007, Gretchen Kalwinsky of ''Time Out Chicago'' called Mazza "an award-winning author who has waged a one-woman war agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Yu
Charles Chowkai Yu (born January 3, 1976) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels ''How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe'' and '' Interior Chinatown'', as well as the short-story collections ''Third Class Superhero'' and ''Sorry Please Thank You''. In 2007 he was named a "5 under 35" honoree by the National Book Foundation. In 2020, ''Interior Chinatown'' won the National Book Award for fiction. Writing In 2007, Yu was selected by the National Book Foundation as one of its "5 Under 35", a program which highlights the work of the next generation of fiction writers by asking five previous National Book Award fiction Winners and Finalists to select one fiction writer under the age of 35 whose work they find particularly promising and exciting. Yu was selected for the honor by Richard Powers. In 2021, Yu established the Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes in collaboration with TaiwaneseAmerican.org. Short stories His fiction was cited fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Sol Press
Del Sol Press is a publishing company founded by Michael Neff in 2002. The first book published by them was a revision of Michael Brodsky's 1978 novel, ''Detour''. Since that time Del Sol Press has gone on to publish work by Nin Andrews, David Blair, Joan Houlihan Joan Houlihan is an American poet. She is the author of six books, most recently ''It Isn't a Ghost if it Lives in Your Chest'' (Four Way Books), winner of the 2021 Julia Ward Howe Award. Her other books are ''Shadow-feast'' (Four Way Books, 2018) ..., Ander Monson, Don Thompson, Walter Cummins, and Thomas Kennedy, among others. Del Sol Press seeks to publish work by both new and recognized writers, as well as republish literary works that have gone out of print. DSP also publishes literary SFF novels, among them, ''Mall'' by Pattie Palmer-Baker, ''Piper Robbin and the American Oz Maker'' by Warwick Gleeson, ''Die Back'' by Richard Hacker, and ''Karma City'' by Gardner Browning. An earlier SFF from 2017, ''War of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Veach Sadler
Mary Lynn Veach Sadler is an American poet, writer, and playwright. Biography A native of North Carolina, she holds a doctorate and a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a bachelor's degree from Duke University. She formerly served as Vice president and Dean of Academic Affairs at Methodist College (now Methodist University) and as President of Johnson State College in Vermont. She is a member of the North Carolina Playwright’s Alliance. She currently works as a full-time writer, and her work has appeared in hundreds of print and electronic publications. Awards * Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992 * Panelist Choice Award, Albee Last Frontier Theatre Conference, 2000 * Pittsburgh Quarterly Hay Prize, 2001 * Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest, First Place tie, 2002 * Cape Fear Crime Festival Award, 2002 * Cecil Hemley Memorial Award, Poetry Society of America, 2003 * Lee Witte Poetry Contest, Mount Olive Review, 2003 * Robert Olen Butler Prize (Del Sol P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |