Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2003) Winner
Ann Pancake
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An Pancake
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Richmond, Virginia
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Residence History
- Summersville, West Virginia → Romney, West Virginia → Near Morgantown, West Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, teacher
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- West Virginia University
- Influenced By
- Breece D'J Pancake
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | English | MA | — | United States |
| University of Washington | — | English | PhD | — | United States |
West Virginia University
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
summa cum laude
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
thesis on Albert Wendt
University of Washington
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
dissertation on class delusion in America
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Weatherford Prize | Strange As This Weather Has Been | best fiction/poetry about Appalachia | — | winner |
| 2003 | Whiting Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | Pushcart Prize | Dog Song | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Bakeless Literary Publication Prize | Given Ground | — | — | winner |
| 1996 | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writers' Fellowship Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | winner |
Weatherford Prize
2007
Work:
Strange As This Weather Has Been
Category:
best fiction/poetry about Appalachia
Result:
winner
Whiting Award
2003
Result:
winner
Pushcart Prize
2004
Work:
Dog Song
Result:
winner
Bakeless Literary Publication Prize
2000
Work:
Given Ground
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writers' Fellowship Grant
1996
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Strange As This Weather Has Been
2007 novelA novel set in southern West Virginia depicting the impacts of mountaintop removal mining.
Appalachiapovertyenvironmental destruction
Given Ground
2001 short story collectionA collection of short stories set in Appalachia.
povertynaturesocial class
Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley
2016 novellas and storiesNovellas and stories collection.
Appalachiafamily
Bibliography
- Given Ground (2001)
- Strange As This Weather Has Been (2007)
- Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial speechunusual sentence structurespecialized vocabulary for naturefocus on language
- Recurring Motifs
- Appalachian povertyresource extraction destructionsocial isolationconnection to nature
Legacy
Recognized as a key Appalachian writer focusing on poverty and environmental issues.
Quotes
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They're moving. The night fishermen across the water, mumbly drunk, to be avoided, and the single night train, baying its lonesomeness, and the corn pollen a green sensation in the back of their throats, not quite smell, not quite taste.
Source: Given Ground (2001)
Trivia
- Distant relative of writer Breece D'J Pancake
- Sister of filmmaker Chet Pancake and actor Sam Pancake
- Classified as LGBTQ writer