The Story Prize
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Edition 9 (2012) Nominee
Dan Chaon
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Dan Chaon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-06-11 （Sidney, Nebraska）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sidney, Nebraska (childhood) → Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Oberlin College
- Influenced By
- Ray Bradbury
- Influenced
- Ishmael Beah, Emma Straub, Lena Dunham
- Nominations
- Finalist, Shirley Jackson Award for short fiction (for 'Little America'), Finalist, the Story Prize (for Stay Awake)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | — | Creative Writing | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Syracuse University | — | Creative Writing | Master's degree | — | United States |
Northwestern University
Creative Writing
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Originally intended to major in film
Syracuse University
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's degree
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
Studied with Tobias Wolff
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Academy Award in Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Winner |
| — | Finalist, National Magazine Award in Fiction | — | Fiction | — | Finalist |
| 2001 | Finalist, National Book Award | Among the Missing | — | — | Finalist |
Academy Award in Literature
2006
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
Winner
Finalist, National Magazine Award in Fiction
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Finalist
Finalist, National Book Award
2001
Work:
Among the Missing
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ill Will
2017 FictionPsychological thriller novel
IdentityMemory
Await Your Reply
2009 FictionStory of identity and loss
LossIdentity
Among the Missing
2001 Short story collectionShort stories about the missing
DisappearanceFamily
Bibliography
- Fitting Ends and Other Stories (1995)
- Among the Missing (2001)
- You Remind Me of Me (2004)
- Await Your Reply (2009)
- Stay Awake (2012)
- Ill Will (2017)
- Sleepwalk (2022)
- One of Us (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Deep psychological portraitsUnreliable narrators
- Recurring Motifs
- Loss of identityFamily secretsDisappearance
Legacy
Important contemporary American writer known for exploring identity and loss in short stories and novels.
In Popular Culture
- Known for website impostor controversy
Trivia
- Adopted son.
- Reunited with biological father via DNA.
- Wife Sheila Schwartz died of ovarian cancer in 2008.
- Received encouraging letter from Ray Bradbury as a teen.