Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
Fred Davis Chappell
フレッド・チャッペル
Fred Chappell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-05-28 （Canton, North Carolina, U.S.）
- Died
- 2024-01-04 （Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.） age 87
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canton, North Carolina (birthplace) → Greensboro, North Carolina (longtime residence and workplace)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1952-2024
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of English (Professor, 1964–2004)
- Influenced By
- H. P. Lovecraft, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Duke University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Cup | The World Between the Eyes | — | — | winner |
| — | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book) | Dagon | — | Académie française | winner |
| — | Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry | — | — | The Sewanee Review | winner |
| — | Bollingen Prize | — | — | Bollingen Prize committee | winner |
| — | T. S. Eliot Award for Creative Writing | — | — | — | winner |
| 1992 | World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | The Somewhere Doors | 短編 | World Fantasy Awards | winner |
| 1994 | World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | The Lodger | 短編 | World Fantasy Awards | winner |
| 2003 | Southeastern SF Achievement Awards (lifetime achievement) | — | 生涯功労 | — | recipient |
| — | O. Max Gardner Award | — | — | — | recipient |
Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Cup
1971
Work:
The World Between the Eyes
Result:
winner
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book)
Work:
Dagon
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
winner
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
Organization:
The Sewanee Review
Result:
winner
Bollingen Prize
Organization:
Bollingen Prize committee
Result:
winner
T. S. Eliot Award for Creative Writing
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction
1992
Work:
The Somewhere Doors
Category:
短編
Organization:
World Fantasy Awards
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction
1994
Work:
The Lodger
Category:
短編
Organization:
World Fantasy Awards
Result:
winner
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards (lifetime achievement)
2003
Category:
生涯功労
Result:
recipient
O. Max Gardner Award
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (1997) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dagon
1968 Southern Gothic / HorrorA Southern Gothic novel recasting Cthulhu Mythos elements into a psychologically realistic narrative that explores fear and regional memory.
Southern memoryPsychological horrorNostalgia
Translations
- French translation (details unknown)
The World Between the Eyes
1971 PoetryA collection of poems drawing on childhood memories and the character of his home region; one of his notable early collections.
MemoryLandscapeFamily
More Shapes Than One
1991 Short story collectionA collection of short stories including award-winning pieces such as "The Somewhere Doors."
ShadowsWeirdnessHuman psychology
Bibliography
- The Inkling (1965)
- Dagon (1968)
- The World Between the Eyes (1971)
- More Shapes Than One (1991)
- A Shadow All of Light (2016)
Adaptations
- Documentary "Fred Chappell: I Am One of You Forever"
Translations of Works
- French translation of Dagon (details unknown)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Southern GothicPsychological realismPoetic and lyrical expression
- Recurring Motifs
- ShadowsMountain and rural landscapesMemory and family
Legacy
Fred Chappell was acclaimed for poetry and prose that drew on Southern memory and regional character. He won multiple literary awards and was a respected educator, becoming an important cultural figure in North Carolina.
Archives
- Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Fred Chappell Papers)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro oral history collections
Quotes
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He investigates the Southern experience in both his poetry and prose by drawing on childhood memories and the character of his home region.
Source: Poetry Foundation (biography)
Trivia
- His earliest science fiction was published in Robert Silverberg's fanzine Spaceship in 1952 and 1953.
- He served as Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002.
- He taught in the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1964 to 2004.