O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (2007) Winner
Eddie Chuculate
エディ・チュクラート
Eddie Chuculate
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978 （Claremore, Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Muskogee, Oklahoma
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Journalist, Educator
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Trillium Literary Journal, Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of American Indian Arts | — | Creative Writing | Degree in Creative Writing | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | Wallace Stegner Fellowship | — | 2年間 | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Iowa Writers' Workshop | MFA | — | United States |
Institute of American Indian Arts
Creative Writing
Degree:
Degree in Creative Writing
Country:
United States
Earned a degree in creative writing
Stanford University
Wallace Stegner Fellowship
Period:
2年間
Country:
United States
Wallace Stegner Fellowship in creative writing
University of Iowa
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
United States
Master's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | O. Henry Award | Galveston Bay, 1826 | Short Story | PEN America | Winner |
| — | Pushcart Prize | Yoyo | Citation | — | Citation |
| 1996 | Wallace Stegner Fellowship | — | — | Stanford University | Fellow |
O. Henry Award
2007
Work:
Galveston Bay, 1826
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
Pushcart Prize
Work:
Yoyo
Category:
Citation
Result:
Citation
Wallace Stegner Fellowship
1996
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cheyenne Madonna
2012 Literary fictionA young Creek/Cherokee man wanders the Southwest, writing home to his father, pursuing a sculpting career while battling alcohol and art. Explores history, myth, interracial relationships, racism, and father-son bonds.
Native American identityAlcoholismArtFamily relationships
Galveston Bay, 1826
2007 Short storyFour Cheyenne people encounter the ocean for the first time at the Gulf of Mexico, on a cataclysmic journey.
Native American journeyCultural encounter
Yoyo
2001 Short storyStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Forthright proseSomber key
- Recurring Motifs
- Broken-heart nation of Indian menTenuous meeting place between boyhood and manhood
Legacy
Emerging Native American author recognized for O. Henry Award and featured in World Literature Today.
Quotes
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It won me first, and last, by surprising me: every sentence unexpected, yet infallible. On rereading, both qualities remain... The calm, beautiful, unexplaining accuracy of description carries us right through the madness of the final adventure.
Source: O. Henry Prize commentary (Ursula K. Le Guin) (2007)
Trivia
- Enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, of Cherokee descent.