Asian American Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2005) Winner
Brian Leung
ブライアン・リューン
Brian Leung
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- San Diego County, California, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Diego County, California (grew up)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 2004-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| California State University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
California State University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA obtained (year unspecified)
California State University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
MA obtained (year unspecified)
Indiana University Bloomington
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in creative writing (year unspecified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Asian American Literary Award (fiction) | World Famous Love Acts | — | Asian American literary organizations | winner |
| 2004 | Mary McCarthy Award in Short Fiction | World Famous Love Acts | — | Mary McCarthy Award organization | winner |
| 2011 | Willa Award for Historical Fiction | — | 歴史小説 | Willa Literary Awards | winner |
| 2012 | Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize | — | — | Lambda Literary Awards (Lambda Literary Foundation) | winner |
Asian American Literary Award (fiction)
2005
Work:
World Famous Love Acts
Organization:
Asian American literary organizations
Result:
winner
Mary McCarthy Award in Short Fiction
2004
Work:
World Famous Love Acts
Organization:
Mary McCarthy Award organization
Result:
winner
Willa Award for Historical Fiction
2011
Category:
歴史小説
Organization:
Willa Literary Awards
Result:
winner
Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize
2012
Organization:
Lambda Literary Awards (Lambda Literary Foundation)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
World Famous Love Acts
2004 short story collection (fiction)A collection of short stories exploring relationships, identity, family and desire. Many stories focus on Asian American experiences and interior lives of characters.
identityfamilydesireimmigrant experience
Lost Men: A Novel
2007 novel (fiction)A novel that examines family relationships and the impact of past events on characters, touching on loss and personal recovery.
lossfamilyrecovery
Take Me Home: A Novel
2010 novel (fiction)A story about family history and belonging, with characters whose pasts and presents intersect.
family historybelongingmemory
Ivy Vs. Dogg: With A Cast Of Thousands!
2018 fictionA work featuring an eclectic cast of characters. Detailed plot information is limited.
relationshipshumor
All I Should Not Tell
2021 fictionA work concerned with private secrets and untold stories, containing short fiction and novelistic elements (detailed information limited).
secretsuntold histories
Bibliography
- World Famous Love Acts (2004)
- Lost Men (2007)
- Take Me Home (2010)
- Ivy Vs. Dogg: With A Cast Of Thousands! (2018)
- All I Should Not Tell (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic, with strong interior characterizationquietly lyrical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- explorations of identityfamily relationshipsimmigration and roots
Legacy
Recognized for portraying Asian American experiences and LGBTQ themes. Praised for both short stories and novels and recipient of multiple U.S. literary awards.
Trivia
- Grew up with a Chinese father and a mother from Battleground, Washington.
- Maintains a personal website readbrianleung.info (archived versions exist).
- Received the Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize associated with Lambda Literary.