O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (1995) Winner
Cornelia Nixon
コルネリア・ニクソン
Konerīa Nikuson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-03-25 （Boston, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts → San Francisco Bay Area → Bloomington, Indiana → Oakland, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short-story writer, Educator
- Active Years
- 1981-2016
- Affiliations
- Indiana University, Mills College
- Influenced By
- Albert Camus, D. H. Lawrence
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Irvine | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| San Francisco State University | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
University of California, Irvine
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Emphasis in creative writing
San Francisco State University
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michael Shaara Prize for Excellence in Civil War Fiction | Jarrettsville | — | Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Lascaux Review Prize for the Short Story | Lunch at the Blacksmith | — | The Lascaux Review | 受賞 |
| 1995 | O. Henry Award | — | 最優秀賞 | — | 1位 |
| 1993 | O. Henry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Nelson Algren Award | — | — | Chicago Tribune | 1位 |
| 1991 | Carl Sandburg Award | — | フィクション | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | National Endowment for the Arts | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Carnegie Fellowship | — | — | Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute at Radcliffe | 受賞 |
Michael Shaara Prize for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
2010
Work:
Jarrettsville
Organization:
Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College
Result:
受賞
Lascaux Review Prize for the Short Story
2024
Work:
Lunch at the Blacksmith
Organization:
The Lascaux Review
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
1995
Category:
最優秀賞
Result:
1位
O. Henry Award
1993
Result:
受賞
Nelson Algren Award
1988
Organization:
Chicago Tribune
Result:
1位
Carl Sandburg Award
1991
Category:
フィクション
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts
1992
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1995
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2003
Result:
受賞
Carnegie Fellowship
1986
Organization:
Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute at Radcliffe
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jarrettsville
2009 Historical novelA novel set in post-Civil War America.
Civil WarLoveBetrayal
The Use of Fame
2017 NovelAngels Go Naked
2000 Short story collectionCollection of interrelated short stories.
Now You See It
1991 Novel in storiesLawrence's Leadership Politics and the Turn Against Women
1986 Critical essayExamines gender power dynamics in D.H. Lawrence's works.
Bibliography
- The Use of Fame, Counterpoint 2017
- Jarrettsville, Counterpoint 2009
- Angels Go Naked, Counterpoint 2000
- Now You See It, Little, Brown 1991
- Lawrence's Leadership Politics and the Turn Against Women, University of California Press 1986
Legacy
American novelist known for works like Jarrettsville.
Trivia
- Married poet Dean Young from 1983 to 2010.
- Married her former teacher Hazard Adams in 2015.