St. Francis College Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2017) Winner
Dana Spiotta
ダナ・スピオッタ
Dana Spiotta
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966 （New Jersey, US）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Jersey → New York (Columbia University) → Seattle, Washington → Syracuse, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Syracuse University
- Nominations
- National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Stone Arabia, 2011), National Book Award finalist (Eat the Document, 2006)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Literature | — | 1980年代中盤（中退） | United States |
| Evergreen State College | — | Labor History and Creative Writing | — | 1980年代後半 | United States |
Columbia University
Literature
Period:
1980年代中盤（中退）
Country:
United States
Dropped out at the end of sophomore year
Evergreen State College
Labor History and Creative Writing
Period:
1980年代後半
Country:
United States
Studied labor history and creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rome Prize | — | 文学 | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | New York Foundation for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | John Updike Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2016 | St. Francis College Literary Prize | Innocents and Others | — | St. Francis College | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Rosenthal Foundation Award | Eat the Document | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
Rome Prize
2009
Category:
文学
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
New York Foundation for the Arts
Result:
受賞
John Updike Award
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
St. Francis College Literary Prize
2016
Work:
Innocents and Others
Organization:
St. Francis College
Result:
受賞
Rosenthal Foundation Award
2006
Work:
Eat the Document
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lightning Field
2001 NovelNew York Times Notable Book
Eat the Document
2006 NovelA woman from the 1960s radical underground goes into hiding. National Book Award finalist, Rosenthal Foundation Award winner
RadicalismIdentity
Stone Arabia
2011 NovelA fictional rock star's life. NBCC Award finalist
Rock musicFamily
Innocents and Others
2016 NovelSt. Francis College Literary Prize winner
Wayward
2021 NovelStory of perimenopausal Sam Raymond, her daughter, mother, and fictional 19th-century suffragette Clara Loomis. NY Times Critics' Top Pick and Notable Book
WomenFamilyFeminism
Bibliography
- Lightning Field (2001)
- Eat the Document (2006)
- Stone Arabia (2011)
- Innocents and Others (2016)
- Wayward (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Quietly subversive
- Recurring Motifs
- IdentityHistory
Legacy
American novelist known for her award-winning works, including finalists for major prizes. Teaches at Syracuse University MFA program
Trivia
- Father worked for Mobil Oil and later ran Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios
- Married to writer Jonathan Dee
- Teaches at Syracuse University MFA with George Saunders and Mary Karr