Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2001) Winner
Emily Carter
エミリー・カーター
Emily Carter
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-12-15 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City (childhood) → East Village (1970s-1980s) → Saint Paul, Minnesota (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Minnesota AIDS Project
- Influenced By
- Anne Roiphe, Jack Richardson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Louis Stevenson School for Gifted Underachievers | — | Unknown | — | 高校時代 | United States |
| New York University | — | Unknown | — | 1978年 (1学期在籍、中退) | United States |
Robert Louis Stevenson School for Gifted Underachievers
Unknown
Period:
高校時代
Country:
United States
School for gifted underachievers
New York University
Unknown
Period:
1978年 (1学期在籍、中退)
Country:
United States
Left after one semester
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant | — | — | McKnight Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | The Loft Literary Center Grant | — | — | The Loft Literary Center | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Whiting Award | — | フィクション | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant
1996
Organization:
McKnight Foundation
Result:
受賞
The Loft Literary Center Grant
1998
Organization:
The Loft Literary Center
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2001
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Glory Goes and Gets Some
2000 Short story collectionA collection of semi-autobiographical short stories depicting drug use, sexuality, and illness through the protagonist Glory.
addictionalienationillnessrecovery
Bibliography
- Glory Goes and Gets Some (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- semi-autobiographicalraw depictionemotionally affecting
- Recurring Motifs
- drug addictionHIV/AIDSrecoveryself-destruction
Health
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Cocaine addiction10代後半から20代前半Supported habit through topless dancing and sex work
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Heroin addiction10代後半から20代前半Family intervention led to treatment at Hazelden
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HIV-positive1980年代後半以降Contracted during relapse, lives with sobriety in Saint Paul
Legacy
American writer known for semi-autobiographical short stories exploring addiction, alienation, illness, and recovery.
Trivia
- Daughter of feminist writer Anne Roiphe and playwright Jack Richardson.
- Sisters are writer Katie Roiphe and lawyer Rebecca Roiphe.
- Married to punk rock musician Johnnie Sage Ammentorp.