The Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2024) Nominee
Bennett Sims
ベネット・シムズ
Bennett Sims
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- :null （Baton Rouge, Louisiana）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana → Iowa City, Iowa
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Assistant professor
- Active Years
- 2013-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa
- Influenced By
- David Foster Wallace
- Nominations
- The Story Prize Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | — | Creative Writing | — | 高校3サマー | United States |
| Pomona College | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Creative Writing
Period:
高校3サマー
Country:
United States
Three summers in high school boarding program
Pomona College
English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United States
Mentored by David Foster Wallace
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Truman Capote Fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bard Fiction Prize | A Questionable Shape | — | Bard College | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Rome Prize | — | — | American Academy in Rome | フェロー |
Bard Fiction Prize
2014
Work:
A Questionable Shape
Organization:
Bard College
Result:
受賞
Rome Prize
2018
Organization:
American Academy in Rome
Result:
フェロー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Questionable Shape
2013 NovelA zombie novel that is not really about zombies, set in Louisiana alluding to Hurricane Katrina aftermath.
ZombiesLossPhilosophy
White Dialogues
2017 Short story collectionShort story collection.
Other Minds and Other Stories
2023 Short story collectionShort story collection.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary zombie fictionExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- ZombiesDialoguesMinds
Legacy
American fiction writer known for literary zombie novel and short stories. Assistant professor at University of Iowa.
Trivia
- Mentored by David Foster Wallace.
- Bard Fiction Prize winner.