Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2007) Winner
Anne Panning
アン・パニング
Anne Panning
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Arlington, Minnesota (grew up) → Brockport, New York (residence/work) → Vietnam (approximately six months during husband's Fulbright)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- State University of New York at Brockport (faculty), Brockport Writers Forum (co-director)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg College | — | English | B.A. | 在学 - 1980年代 | United States |
| Bowling Green State University | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 1991-1993（目安） | United States |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | — | English (PhD) | PhD | 1994-1997（目安） | United States |
Augsburg College
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
在学 - 1980年代
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in English
Bowling Green State University
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1991-1993（目安）
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Completed Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
English (PhD)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1994-1997（目安）
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Awarded PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chancellor's Award for Teaching | — | — | State University of New York at Brockport | Winner |
| 2007 | Flannery O'Connor Award | Super America | — | University of Georgia Press | Winner |
Chancellor's Award for Teaching
2006
Organization:
State University of New York at Brockport
Result:
Winner
Flannery O'Connor Award
2007
Work:
Super America
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Price of Eggs
1992 Short story collectionAn early collection of short stories focusing on everyday life and family relationships.
familyeveryday lifesmall-town/ rural life
Super America
2007 Short story collectionThe Flannery O'Connor Award-winning collection containing stories that explore immigration, American society, and themes of family rupture and renewal.
immigrationcultural frictionfamily renewal
Butter
2012 Short story collectionA 2012 collection of stories that tenderly portray characters' modest desires and setbacks.
hopesetbackeveryday humor
Bibliography
- The Price of Eggs (1992)
- Super America (2007)
- Butter (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plainspoken, optimistic tonedelicate attention to character psychology
- Recurring Motifs
- family bonds and rupturesmovement and belongingdetails of everyday life
Legacy
As a writer and educator she has contributed to local literary life and earned recognition for her short fiction; winning the Flannery O'Connor Award helped establish her reputation as a short story writer.
Quotes
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“Panning’s new collection radiates infectious optimism. Even when things aren’t going so well, her characters forge ahead, holding tight to their (mostly) modest goals.”
Source: The New York Times (Alison McCulloch, October 28, 2007) (2007)
Trivia
- Served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines.
- Married with two children.
- Lived in Vietnam for about six months while her husband held a Fulbright Fellowship.
- Reportedly working on a memoir tentatively titled 'Viet*Mom'.