PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2006) Nominee
Douglas Trevor
ダグラス・トレヴァー
Douglas Trevor
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969 （Pasadena, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pasadena, California → Denver, Colorado → University of Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short-story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa, English Department, University of Michigan, English Department, Helen Zell Writers' Program
- Influenced By
- Joyce Carol Oates, Russell Banks, Toni Morrison, John Donne, Edmund Spenser, John Milton
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Denver School | — | High School | — | — | United States |
| Princeton University | — | Comparative Literature and Creative Writing | BA | 1988-1992 | United States |
| Université de Tours | — | Study of Michel de Montaigne | — | 1992-1993 | France |
| Harvard University | — | English | PhD | 1993-1999 | United States |
Kent Denver School
High School
Country:
United States
Princeton University
Comparative Literature and Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Period:
1988-1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Université de Tours
Study of Michel de Montaigne
Period:
1992-1993
Country:
France
Rotary Fellowship
Harvard University
English
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1993-1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iowa Short Fiction Award | The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space | — | University of Iowa Press | Winner |
| 2006 | Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award | The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space | First Fiction | PEN New England | Finalist |
| 2013 | Balcones Fiction Prize | Girls I Know | — | — | Winner |
Iowa Short Fiction Award
2005
Work:
The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
Winner
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
2006
Work:
The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space
Category:
First Fiction
Organization:
PEN New England
Result:
Finalist
Balcones Fiction Prize
2013
Work:
Girls I Know
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space
2005 Short story collectionNine stories circling around experiences of grief following the death of a loved one. Dedicated to his sister Jolee who died in 1998.
GriefLoss
Girls I Know
2013 NovelA novel about contemporary relationships.
Relationships
The Book of Wonders
2017 Short story collectionNine stories about characters trying to reinvent themselves, connected to books or storytelling.
ReinventionStorytelling
The Poetics of Melancholy in Early Modern England
2004 Scholarly bookStudy of how writers like Donne, Spenser, and Milton used melancholy to enhance their reputations.
MelancholyEarly Modern Literature
Historicism, Psychoanalysis, and Early Modern Culture
2000 Scholarly bookCo-edited collection on early modern English literature.
HistoricismPsychoanalysis
Bibliography
- The Book of Wonders (2017)
- Girls I Know (2013)
- The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space (2005)
- The Poetics of Melancholy in Early Modern England (2004)
- Historicism, Psychoanalysis, and Early Modern Culture (2000)
Legacy
American author and academic teaching at University of Michigan.
Trivia
- Sister Jolee died unexpectedly in 1998.
- Allegations of sexual misconduct in 2021, but found not guilty.