Dana Award
1回登壇
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第18回（2003年 第2回開催） Winner
Alma García
アルマ・ガルシア
Alma García
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- Unknown
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- El Paso, Texas → Albuquerque, New Mexico → Seattle, Washington
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, journalist, editor, construction worker, bookseller, fiction instructor, manuscript consultant, artist coach
- 活動期間
- 2000年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico | — | — | BA | ～1993 | United States |
| University of Arizona | — | — | MFA | ～1999 | United States |
University of New Mexico
学位:
BA
期間:
～1993
卒業年:
1993
国:
United States
Received a Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Arizona
学位:
MFA
期間:
～1999
卒業年:
1999
国:
United States
Received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Enizagam Literary Award in Fiction (finalist) | — | 短編 | Enizagam | finalist |
| 2009 | Jack Straw Writers Program fellow | — | — | Jack Straw Cultural Center | fellow |
| 2007 | Narrative Prize | — | — | Narrative Magazine | winner |
| 2007 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | winner |
| 2005 | Waasmode Fiction Prize (finalist) | — | 短編 | Passages North | finalist |
| 2004 | Dana Award (Short Fiction) | — | 短編 | Dana Awards | winner |
| 2000 | Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers (Boulevard) — Winner | Neverland | 短編 | Boulevard Magazine | winner |
Enizagam Literary Award in Fiction (finalist)
2014
部門:
短編
主催:
Enizagam
結果:
finalist
Jack Straw Writers Program fellow
2009
主催:
Jack Straw Cultural Center
結果:
fellow
Narrative Prize
2007
主催:
Narrative Magazine
結果:
winner
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2007
主催:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
結果:
winner
Waasmode Fiction Prize (finalist)
2005
部門:
短編
主催:
Passages North
結果:
finalist
Dana Award (Short Fiction)
2004
部門:
短編
主催:
Dana Awards
結果:
winner
Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers (Boulevard) — Winner
2000
対象作品:
Neverland
部門:
短編
主催:
Boulevard Magazine
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
All That Rises
2023年 NovelDebut novel published October 17, 2023 by University of Arizona Press. Described as exploring Chicanx perspectives, identity, and social change.
identityChicanx culturetransformation
Severance
2022年 Short storyA short story published as part of the University of Washington's Data Epics project; explores relations between technology and individuals.
technologyindividual and data
Shallow Waters (excerpt, audio)
2010年 Short story (audio)An excerpt presented as an audio recording on Narrative Magazine.
memoryboundaries
The Great Beyond
2005年 Short storyA short story published in Narrative Magazine and other venues; weaves pop-cultural elements with personal history.
pop culturememory
Neverland
2000年 Short storyShort story published in Boulevard; recognized in an emerging writers contest.
youthfantasy
全著作
- All That Rises (2023)
- Severance (2022, Data Epics)
- Shallow Waters (excerpt, 2010)
- The Great Beyond (2005)
- Neverland (2000)
- Other short stories and anthology contributions (Puro Chicanx Literature of the 21st Century, Roadside Curiosities, etc.)
作風・主題
- 文体
- mix of realism and lyrical expressioninfluenced by Chicanx literary traditionscontemporary style focusing on character portrayal
- 頻出モチーフ
- identity and rootssense of the borderlandsmemory and transition
評価・遺産
Alma García is a contemporary American writer known for both short stories and novels, often incorporating Chicanx perspectives and pop-cultural elements. She has received and been nominated for several literary awards and is active in teaching and creative coaching.
豆知識
- Debuted with the novel All That Rises in 2023 (University of Arizona Press).
- Won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 2007.
- Has worked in varied jobs including journalist, editor, construction worker, and bookseller.
- Based in Seattle, works as a fiction instructor and manuscript consultant.