O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (1994) Winner
Alison Baker
アリソン・ベーカー
Arison Bēkā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Lancaster, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ashland, Oregon → Provincetown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- writer, medical librarian, library activist
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Ragdale Foundation, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Norman Mailer Writers Center
- Nominations
- finalist for the National Magazine Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Indiana University | — | Library Science | Master of Library Science | — | United States |
Reed College
Country:
United States
Indiana University
Library Science
Degree:
Master of Library Science
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | George Garrett Fiction Award | Field Notes | — | — | winner |
| 1994 | O. Henry Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Gettysburg Review Award | — | — | The Gettysburg Review | winner |
| — | George Garrett Award for Fiction | — | — | — | winner |
George Garrett Fiction Award
1992
Work:
Field Notes
Result:
winner
O. Henry Award
1994
Result:
winner
Gettysburg Review Award
Organization:
The Gettysburg Review
Result:
winner
George Garrett Award for Fiction
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How I Came West, and Why I Stayed
1993 short storyA collection of short stories about coming west and staying.
migrationnature
Loving Wanda Beaver: Novella and Stories
1997 short storyNovella and stories.
Happy Hour
2013 short storyBibliography
- The Best American Short Stories 1993
- Best of the West
- New Stories From the South
- Pushcart Prize
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- short storypersonal essays
Legacy
American short story writer and essayist, recipient of the O. Henry Award. Also worked as a medical librarian.