PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2002) Runner-up
Carolyn Cooke
キャロリン・クック
Kyarorin Kukku
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Mount Desert Island, Maine
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Mount Desert Island, Maine → New York City → San Francisco
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, educator
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
- Affiliations
- California Institute of Integral Studies
- Nominations
- Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize finalist (Daughters of the Revolution)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Smith College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize | The Bostons | — | PEN America | Winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellowship |
| — | California Arts Council Fellowship | — | — | California Arts Council | Fellowship |
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
2002
Work:
The Bostons
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellowship
California Arts Council Fellowship
Organization:
California Arts Council
Result:
Fellowship
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Bostons
2001 Short story collectionHer debut collection of nine interconnected short stories set in New England.
classNew Englandfamily
Daughters of the Revolution
2011 NovelSet between 1963 and 2005, explores issues of class against the backdrop of the sexual and political revolutions.
classrevolutionAmerican history
Amor and Psycho
2013 Short story collectionA collection of 11 stories mostly set in and around San Francisco and New York City.
urban liferelationships
What the Millions Want: Stories
1986 Short storiesColumbia University MFA thesis.
Bibliography
- The Bostons (2001)
- Daughters of the Revolution (2011)
- Amor and Psycho (2013)
- What the Millions Want: Stories (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- attractive voice alternately thrusts bluntly and lilts poetically
- Recurring Motifs
- classurban settingsAmerican society
Legacy
Recognized as one of America's finest short-story writers, with works named New York Times Notable Books.
Trivia
- Married poet Randall Babtkis in 1987.
- Wrote five episodes of South African soapie Die Testament in 2019.