Dayton Literary Peace Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2014) Winner
Bob Shacochis
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Bob Shacochis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-09-09 （Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- McLean, Virginia (grew up) → Tallahassee, Florida (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, literary journalist, professor
- Active Years
- 1985-2025
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (faculty), University of Iowa (affiliation/alumnus)
- Influenced By
- Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, J.P. Donleavy, Ernest Hemingway
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | Creative writing (Workshop) | Creative writing | MFA | — | United States |
University of Missouri
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts (exact year unknown)
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Creative writing (Workshop)
/ Creative writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Alumnus of the Iowa Writers' Workshop (year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | National Book Award (First Work of Fiction) | Easy in the Islands | First Work of Fiction | National Book Foundation | Winner |
| 1993 | National Book Award (Finalist) | Swimming in the Volcano | — | National Book Foundation | Finalist |
| 2014 | Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Fiction) | The Woman Who Lost Her Soul | — | Dayton Literary Peace Prize organization | Winner |
National Book Award (First Work of Fiction)
1985
Work:
Easy in the Islands
Category:
First Work of Fiction
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Winner
National Book Award (Finalist)
1993
Work:
Swimming in the Volcano
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Finalist
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Fiction)
2014
Work:
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
Organization:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize organization
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Easy in the Islands
1985 short story collectionA debut short story collection set in various Caribbean locales, reflecting the author's Peace Corps experiences and island life.
Caribbeannostalgianature description
The Next New World
1990 short story collectionA collection of stories set in the Caribbean, Florida, and Northern Virginia, broadening the author's geographical focus.
travelsense of placehuman relationships
Swimming in the Volcano
1993 novelA politically charged novel rich in description of nature and outdoor pursuits; it was a National Book Award finalist.
politicsnatureadventure
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
2013 novelAn ambitious novel dealing with politics, violence, and personal loss; winner of the 2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
political conflictviolenceloss
The Immaculate Invasion
1999 nonfiction (reportage)A reportage account of the uprising in Haiti and the subsequent intervention, based on the author's on-the-ground reporting.
reportingpoliticsintervention
Bibliography
- Drinking, Smoking and Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times (1994)
- Domesticity: A Gastronomic Interpretation of Love (1994)
- The Immaculate Invasion (1999)
- Conversations with Cuba (2001)
- Kingdoms in the Air: Dispatches from the Far Away (2016)
- Easy in the Islands (1985)
- The Next New World (1990)
- Swimming in the Volcano (1993)
- The Woman Who Lost Her Soul (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elaborate, descriptive proseelements of New Journalism and reportage
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and island landscapesnature and outdoorspolitics and power
Legacy
Known for works drawing on his Peace Corps experience and Caribbean settings, he has been recognized with the 1985 National Book Award and the 2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. As a professor at Florida State University, he has also contributed to mentoring younger writers.
Trivia
- Served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Grenadines; this experience influenced his early fiction.
- Wrote the 'Dining In' cooking column for GQ; those columns were collected in Domesticity.
- Contributed to Harper's and Outside; his reporting on Haiti in 1994, including time traveling with U.S. Army Special Forces, resulted in The Immaculate Invasion.