Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2011) Winner
Amina Gautier
アミナ・ゴーティエ
Amina Gautier
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New York
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York (born and raised) → Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) → Milwaukee (Marquette University) → St. Louis (Washington University in St. Louis) → Chicago (DePaul University) → Miami (University of Miami)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, short story writer, literary scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania, Marquette University, Saint Joseph's University, Washington University in St. Louis, DePaul University, University of Miami (MFA faculty)
- Influenced By
- Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Elleanor Eldridge, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman, Benjamin Franklin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale-Bamford School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Northfield Mount Hermon | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | English literature | BA, MA | — | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | English literature | MA, PhD | — | United States |
Nightingale-Bamford School
Country:
United States
Secondary education (years unknown)
Northfield Mount Hermon
Country:
United States
Secondary education (years unknown)
Stanford University
English literature
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
United States
Earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature
University of Pennsylvania
English literature
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United States
Earned master's degree and Ph.D. in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | At-Risk | — | University of Georgia Press | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Prairie Schooner Book Prize | Now We Will Be Happy | — | Prairie Schooner / University of Nebraska Press | 受賞 |
| 2018 | PEN/Malamud Award | — | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Crazyhorse Prize | — | — | Crazyhorse (magazine) | 受賞（年不明・出典あり） |
| — | Danahy Fiction Prize | — | — | — | 受賞（出典要確認） |
| — | Jack Dyer Prize | — | — | — | 受賞（出典要確認） |
| — | William Richey Prize | — | — | — | 受賞（出典要確認） |
| — | Schlafly Microfiction Award | — | — | — | 受賞（出典要確認） |
| — | Lamar York Prize in Fiction | — | — | — | 受賞（出典要確認） |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
2011
Work:
At-Risk
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
受賞
Prairie Schooner Book Prize
2013
Work:
Now We Will Be Happy
Organization:
Prairie Schooner / University of Nebraska Press
Result:
受賞
PEN/Malamud Award
2018
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
受賞
Crazyhorse Prize
Organization:
Crazyhorse (magazine)
Result:
受賞（年不明・出典あり）
Danahy Fiction Prize
Result:
受賞（出典要確認）
Jack Dyer Prize
Result:
受賞（出典要確認）
William Richey Prize
Result:
受賞（出典要確認）
Schlafly Microfiction Award
Result:
受賞（出典要確認）
Lamar York Prize in Fiction
Result:
受賞（出典要確認）
Awards & Nominations
PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
At-Risk
2011 Short story collectionA short story collection exploring the vulnerabilities and crises of urban youth, addressing themes of growth, loss, and belonging from multiple perspectives.
identitylossurban lifecoming of age
Now We Will Be Happy
2014 Short story collectionWinner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize. A finely wrought collection of stories about relationships, loss, and hope among closely connected people.
familyfriendshiphealinghope
The Loss of All Lost Things
2016 Short story collectionA collection of stories about loss and memory, where personal histories intersect with public narratives.
memorylosshistory
The Best That You Can Do
2024 Short story collectionA recent short story collection that probes the core of human relationships through careful attention to everyday detail.
relationshipsethicseveryday life
Bibliography
- At-Risk (2011)
- Now We Will Be Happy (2014)
- The Loss of All Lost Things (2016)
- The Best That You Can Do (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- precise, observant short fiction styleblend of realism and lyrical description
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and renewalurban marginalizationfamily and connection
Legacy
Regarded as a significant contemporary American short story writer. She combines scholarly work with creative writing, expanding the possibilities of the short story form. Holder of multiple literary awards and influential as an educator.
Trivia
- Has published more than 85 short stories.
- Holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania.