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Alfred DePew

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Alfred DePew

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
United States, Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
St. Louis (grew up) → Portland, Maine (resided) → Vancouver (moved in 2007)

Career

Occupations
short story writer, journalist, teacher

Awards

Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1990
Work: The Melancholy of Departure
Organization: University of Georgia Press
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Melancholy of Departure

1992 Short story collection

A collection of short stories centered on themes of longing, departure and movement, focusing on interior life and subtle details of everyday existence.

departuremelancholymigration/resettlementeveryday middle-class life

Wild and Woolly: A Journal Keeper's Handbook

2006 Essay / Handbook

A practical handbook and set of essays on keeping a journal, encouraging writing habits and personal observation.

writing practiceself-observationcraft of journaling

A Wedding Song for Poorer People

2014 Short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting people on the margins of society and those facing economic hardship.

povertycommunity and alienationhuman relationships

Bibliography

  • The Melancholy of Departure
  • Wild and Woolly: A Journal Keeper's Handbook
  • A Wedding Song for Poorer People

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observational short-story focused stylestraightforward and restrained narration
Recurring Motifs
departure and losstension between movement and settlementdetails of everyday life

Legacy

A writer primarily of short fiction, recognized by the 1990 Flannery O'Connor Award. Born in the U.S., later relocated to Vancouver, Canada, and contributed to local media.

Trivia

  • Grew up in St. Louis.
  • Taught at the Maine College of Art.
  • Moved to Vancouver in 2007.
  • Has written for the Vancouver Observer.
  • Won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 1990.