Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
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Edward Allen
エド・アレン
Ed Allen
Aliases:
Edward Allen / Ed Allen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Haven (birthplace) → New York (grew up) → Vermillion, South Dakota
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Rhodes College (faculty), University of Central Oklahoma (faculty), Jagiellonian University (Senior Fulbright Fellow), San Jose State University (faculty), University of South Dakota (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | — | — | 1972 | United States |
| Ohio University | — | — | M.A., Ph.D. | 1986–1989 | United States |
Goddard College
Country:
United States
Attended undergraduate studies (years not specified)
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Period:
1972
Country:
United States
Attended in 1972
Ohio University
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Period:
1986–1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
M.A. (1986), Ph.D. (1989)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Ate It Anyway (short story collection) | — | University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award) | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Senior Fulbright Fellowship | — | フェローシップ | Fulbright Program | 受賞 |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
2002
Work:
Ate It Anyway (short story collection)
Organization:
University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award)
Result:
受賞
Senior Fulbright Fellowship
1994
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Straight Through the Night
1990 NovelA novel exploring the darker aspects of urban life and interpersonal relationships.
urban lonelinessalienation in relationships
Mustang Sally
1992 NovelA human drama set in the American Midwest. The novel was later adapted into a film.
Midwestern landscapefamily and violencepersonal redemption
Adaptations
- [Film] Easy Six (adapted from Mustang Sally) / Chris Iovenko (2003)
The Hands-On Fiction Workbook: An Activity-Based Approach to Fiction Writing
1995 Non-fiction (writing craft)An activity-based workbook for learning fiction writing.
writing craftworkshop exercises
Ate It Anyway
2002 Short story collectionA collection of short stories, including the work that earned the Flannery O'Connor Award.
morality and humorregionalism
The Clean Place
1989 PoetryA collection of poetry produced during work at Ohio University.
introspectionplace and memory
67 Mixed Messages
2006 PoetryA poetry collection bringing together diverse voices and fragmentary images.
fragmentationnuances of contemporary life
Bibliography
- Straight Through the Night (1990)
- Mustang Sally (1992)
- The Hands-On Fiction Workbook (1995)
- Ate It Anyway (2002)
- The Clean Place (1989)
- 67 Mixed Messages (2006)
Adaptations
- Film 'Easy Six' (2003), adapted from the novel 'Mustang Sally'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, realist prosenarration combining humor and biting observations
- Recurring Motifs
- Midwestern settingsisolated charactersviolence lurking in everyday life
Legacy
An American writer and educator active from the late 20th century into the 21st. Known for short stories, novels and poetry; recognized through awards and a film adaptation.
In Popular Culture
- The novel 'Mustang Sally' was adapted as the film 'Easy Six' and screened at film festivals
Trivia
- Won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 2002 for the collection 'Ate It Anyway'.
- Novel 'Mustang Sally' was adapted into the film 'Easy Six', which was submitted to the Sundance Film Festival.
- Served as a Senior Fulbright Fellow at Jagiellonian University.
- Work has appeared in magazines including The New Yorker.