Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2017) Winner
Chavisa Woods
チャヴィサ・ウッズ
Chavisa Woods
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Sandoval, Illinois
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sandoval, Illinois (born and raised) → St. Louis, Missouri (2000-2003) → New York City (2003-present)
Career
- Occupations
- author, editor, workshop instructor
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- A Gathering of the Tribes (Executive Director), Tribes Magazine Online (Editor in Chief)
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award finalist for Debut Fiction (Love Does Not Make Me Gentle or Kind)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shirley Jackson Award | story in Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Kathy Acker Award | writing | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Cobalt Fiction Prize | Things to do when you're Goth in the Country | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Jerome Foundation Travel Grant | — | Emerging Authors | Jerome Foundation | recipient |
Shirley Jackson Award
2018
Work:
story in Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country
Result:
winner
Kathy Acker Award
2018
Work:
writing
Result:
winner
Cobalt Fiction Prize
2013
Work:
Things to do when you're Goth in the Country
Result:
winner
Jerome Foundation Travel Grant
2008
Category:
Emerging Authors
Organization:
Jerome Foundation
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country
2017 literary fiction short story collection 224 pagesA collection of stories about goth life in rural conservative America. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award.
rural lifegoth cultureconservative society
100 Times (A Memoir of Sexism)
2019 nonfiction memoirA memoir recounting 100 instances of sexism.
sexismwomen's experiences
The Albino Album
2013 novelA novel illustrating lives in conservative rural U.S.
rural Americaidentity
Love Does Not Not Make Me Gentle or Kind
2009 fictionDebut fiction, finalist for Lambda Literary Award.
loveLGBTQ
Bibliography
- Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country (2017)
- 100 Times (A Memoir of Sexism) (2019)
- The Albino Album (2013)
- Love Does Not Make Me Gentle or Kind (2009)
- Zombie (Tin House, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- literary fictionpoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- conservative rural lifegoth elementssexism
Legacy
New York-based author known for depicting lives in conservative rural U.S. Winner of Shirley Jackson Award. Executive Director of A Gathering of the Tribes.
Trivia
- Born and raised in rural Sandoval, Illinois.
- Former resident of anarchist collective C.A.M.P.