Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1999) Winner
Gordon Grice
ゴードン・グライス
Gōdon Guraisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Guymon, Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rural Oklahoma → Woods of Wisconsin
Career
- Occupations
- science writer, horror writer
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- California Institute of the Arts, UCLA Extension Writers' Program
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| University of Arkansas | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Oklahoma State University
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of Arkansas
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 1999 | PEN Center West Book Awards | — | research nonfiction | PEN Center West | Finalist |
| 2006 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror | Hide | — | — | Honorable Mention |
| 2006 | Best of the 'Net | The White Cat | — | — | Selected |
Whiting Award
1999
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
PEN Center West Book Awards
1999
Category:
research nonfiction
Organization:
PEN Center West
Result:
Finalist
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
2006
Work:
Hide
Result:
Honorable Mention
Best of the 'Net
2006
Work:
The White Cat
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predators
1998 NonfictionLives of predators including various animals.
predatorsnature
Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals
2010 NonfictionBook about dangerous animals.
dangerous animalsnature
Shark Attacks: Inside the Mind of the Ocean’s Most Terrifying Predator
2012 NonfictionAbout shark attacks.
sharkspredation
Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Understanding the Wonders of the Natural World
2015 Children's bookChildren's book on natural wonders.
naturecuriosities
Bibliography
- The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predators
- Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals
- Shark Attacks: Inside the Mind of the Ocean’s Most Terrifying Predator
- Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Understanding the Wonders of the Natural World
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sardonic deadpan of noir fictionunsentimental scrutiny of animal behaviorrural midwesterner's applied knowledge of the predator-prey relationship
- Recurring Motifs
- predator-prey relationshipalien ways of the nonhuman world
Legacy
American science and horror writer known for sardonic examinations of predators and dangerous animals.
Quotes
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Fascinated by the alien ways of the nonhuman world, Grice combines the sardonic deadpan of noir fiction with the best naturalists' unsentimental scrutiny of animal behavior and a rural midwesterner's applied knowledge of the predator-prey relationship. A Jean-Henri Fabre for literati who drive pickups with rifle racks.
Source: Mark Dery (2006)
Trivia
- Grew up in rural Oklahoma
- Married with three children