Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2008) Winner
Anthony Varallo
アンソニー・ヴァラッロ
Anthony Varallo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-06-12 （Yorklyn, Delaware）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Yorklyn, Delaware → Charleston, South Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- author, professor of English, fiction editor
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- College of Charleston
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | — | English and History | B.A. | 1988–1992 | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 1995–1997 | United States |
| University of Missouri | — | Creative Writing (PhD) | PhD | 2000–2005 | United States |
University of Delaware
English and History
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1988–1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Received bachelor's degrees in English and History
Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1995–1997
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Received MFA; met his wife during the program.
University of Missouri
Creative Writing (PhD)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
2000–2005
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United States
Completed PhD in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Elixir Press Fiction Prize | Everyone Was There | — | Elixir Press | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Balcones Fiction Prize | Think of Me and I'll Know | — | Austin Community College | 最終候補 |
| 2008 | Drue Heinz Literature Prize | Out Loud | — | University of Pittsburgh Press | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Paterson Fiction Prize | This Day in History | — | — | 最終候補 |
| 2006 | South Carolina Fiction Project | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | John Simmons Short Fiction Award | This Day in History | — | University of Iowa Press | 受賞 |
| 2004 | The Journal First Annual Short Story Award | — | — | The Journal | 第1位 |
| 2002 | Crazyhorse Short Story Award | — | — | Crazyhorse | 第1位 |
| 2001 | Association of Writers & Writing Programs Intro Journals Award | — | — | Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Thomas W. Molyneux Prose Award | — | — | Caesura Magazine (University of Delaware student literary magazine) | 第1位 |
| 2010 | Emerging Writer Fellowship | — | フェローシップ | The Writer's Center | 受賞 |
| 2002 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature | — | フェローシップ | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Creative Writing Fellowship | — | フェローシップ | University of Missouri | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Iowa Arts Fellowship | — | フェローシップ | University of Iowa | 受賞 |
Elixir Press Fiction Prize
2016
Work:
Everyone Was There
Organization:
Elixir Press
Result:
受賞
Balcones Fiction Prize
2013
Work:
Think of Me and I'll Know
Organization:
Austin Community College
Result:
最終候補
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
2008
Work:
Out Loud
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Result:
受賞
Paterson Fiction Prize
2006
Work:
This Day in History
Result:
最終候補
South Carolina Fiction Project
2006
Result:
受賞
John Simmons Short Fiction Award
2005
Work:
This Day in History
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
受賞
The Journal First Annual Short Story Award
2004
Organization:
The Journal
Result:
第1位
Crazyhorse Short Story Award
2002
Organization:
Crazyhorse
Result:
第1位
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Intro Journals Award
2001
Organization:
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Result:
受賞
Thomas W. Molyneux Prose Award
1991
Organization:
Caesura Magazine (University of Delaware student literary magazine)
Result:
第1位
Emerging Writer Fellowship
2010
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
The Writer's Center
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature
2002
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Creative Writing Fellowship
2000
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
University of Missouri
Result:
受賞
Iowa Arts Fellowship
1995
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
University of Iowa
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everyone Was There
2017 short story collectionA collection of short stories that explores moments of intimacy and strain in everyday lives, mixing tenderness with unease.
everyday liferelationshipsuncertainty
Think of Me and I'll Know
2013 short story collectionA short story collection centered on memory, perception, and connections between people, delicately portraying emotional disjunctions and chance encounters.
memoryidentitychance
Out Loud
2008 short story collectionA collection of short stories about speaking out, silence, and confession, examining the gaps between inner life and the outside world.
silence and speechinner conflictconfession
This Day in History
2005 short story collectionA short story collection where past and present intersect, delving into how small events shape people's lives.
timememorychanges in everyday life
Bibliography
- Everyone Was There
- Think of Me and I'll Know
- Out Loud
- This Day in History
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, observational proserealism attentive to emotion and detail
- Recurring Motifs
- moments of everyday lifeshadows of memory and the pastsilence and confession
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary short story writer, he has contributed to mentoring emerging writers through teaching and editorial work. Multiple awards and fellowships have established his presence in the field of short fiction.
Trivia
- Met his wife Malinda McCollum at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
- Serves as a professor of English at the College of Charleston and as fiction editor for Crazyhorse (now swamp pink).