Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1989) Winner
Carole L. Glickfeld
キャロル・L・グリックフェルド
Carole L. Glickfeld
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Brooklyn, New York
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Inwood, Manhattan (grew up) → Seattle, Washington (current residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Editor, Writing coach
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Interlochen Arts Academy (teacher), University of Washington (teacher), Washington State Legislature (staff), U.S. Congress (staff), Seattle Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens (former Director)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | Languages and Literature | 学士 | — | United States |
| Hunter Graduate School | — | English Literature | — | — | United States |
City College of New York
Languages and Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in Languages and Literature
Hunter Graduate School
English Literature
Country:
United States
Studied English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Washington State Book Award | Swimming Toward the Ocean | — | Washington State Book Awards (various) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Endowment for the Arts Literary Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞（フェローシップ） |
| 1991 | Washington State Governor's Arts Award | — | — | State of Washington | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | — | — | University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award) | 受賞 |
Washington State Book Award
2002
Work:
Swimming Toward the Ocean
Organization:
Washington State Book Awards (various)
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Literary Fellowship
1991
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞（フェローシップ）
Washington State Governor's Arts Award
1991
Organization:
State of Washington
Result:
受賞
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1987
Organization:
University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Swimming Toward the Ocean
2001 Novel / short-story linked collectionA work that examines family, memory, movement, and renewal; it delicately portrays characters' inner lives and everyday nuances.
familymemoryrenewalmigration
Useful Gifts
1989 Short story collectionA collection of short stories exploring interpersonal relationships and fragile identities, blending humor with poignancy.
identityhumor and pathosfamily
Bibliography
- Swimming Toward the Ocean (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001)
- Useful Gifts (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1989)
- "What My Mother Knows," in The Flannery O'Connor Award: Selected Stories (University of Georgia Press)
- "Plastic Flowers," in Her Face in the Mirror (Beacon Press, 1995)
- "What Are You?", in Matzo Balls for Breakfast (Simon and Schuster, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Delicate, character-driven proseDetailed psychological portrayals in short fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- family and parent-child relationshipsmemory and retrospectionelements of Jewish identity
Legacy
Recognized as a Seattle-based writer for both short fiction and longer works; recipient of awards including the Washington State Book Award and the Flannery O'Connor Award, with notable influence in regional literature and short fiction.
Trivia
- Born in Brooklyn and grew up in Inwood.
- Earned a degree from City College of New York and studied English literature at Hunter Graduate School.
- Has taught at Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Washington.
- Worked for the Washington State Legislature and the U.S. Congress and served as Director of the Seattle Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens.
- Official website: http://www.caroleglickfeld.com/