Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2015) Winner
Elena Passarello
エレナ・パサレッロ
Elena Passarello
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Charleston, South Carolina, US
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Charleston, South Carolina → Corvallis, Oregon
Career
- Occupations
- writer, actor, professor
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Affiliations
- Oregon State University, Texas Tech University
- Nominations
- 2014 Oregon Book Award finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh | — | nonfiction | — | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Nonfiction Writing Program | — | — | United States |
University of Pittsburgh
nonfiction
Country:
United States
Studied nonfiction
University of Iowa
Nonfiction Writing Program
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon Book Award | Animals Strike Curious Poses | — | Literary Arts | Winner |
| 2015 | Whiting Award | — | nonfiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2013 | Independent Publisher Book Awards | Let Me Clear My Throat | nonfiction | — | Gold Medal |
| 2011 | Macdowell Colony Fellowship | — | — | — | Fellowship |
| 2010 | Hambidge Center Fellowship | — | — | — | Fellowship |
Oregon Book Award
2018
Work:
Animals Strike Curious Poses
Organization:
Literary Arts
Result:
Winner
Whiting Award
2015
Category:
nonfiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Independent Publisher Book Awards
2013
Work:
Let Me Clear My Throat
Category:
nonfiction
Result:
Gold Medal
Macdowell Colony Fellowship
2011
Result:
Fellowship
Hambidge Center Fellowship
2010
Result:
Fellowship
Awards & Nominations
Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Animals Strike Curious Poses
2017 nonfiction essay collectionA bestiary of famous animals.
animalsculture
Translations
- Translated into German, Italian, Dutch, and Chinese
Let Me Clear My Throat
2012 essay collectionEssay collection.
Bibliography
- Animals Strike Curious Poses (2017)
- Let Me Clear My Throat (2012)
Translations of Works
- Translations of Animals Strike Curious Poses
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistichumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- animalsperformance
Legacy
American nonfiction writer known for innovative essays on animals.
In Popular Culture
- First woman to win the Stella Screaming Contest in New Orleans in 2011.
Trivia
- First woman to win the Stella Screaming Contest in New Orleans in 2011.
- Announcer for the PRX variety show Live Wire.