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Edward Allen

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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

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

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 Novel

A novel exploring the darker aspects of urban life and interpersonal relationships.

urban lonelinessalienation in relationships

Mustang Sally

1992 Novel

A 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 collection

A collection of short stories, including the work that earned the Flannery O'Connor Award.

morality and humorregionalism

The Clean Place

1989 Poetry

A collection of poetry produced during work at Ohio University.

introspectionplace and memory

67 Mixed Messages

2006 Poetry

A 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.