O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (1979) Winner
Gordon A. Weaver
ゴードン・エー・ウィーバー
Gōdon Ē Wībā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-02-02 （Moline, Illinois）
- Died
- 2021-04-02 （Milwaukee, Wisconsin） age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (from 1941)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, professor
- Active Years
- 1968-2021
- Affiliations
- Siena College, Marietta College, University of Southern Mississippi, Oklahoma State University, Vermont College, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Memberships
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | — | Literature | BA | 1958-1961 | United States |
| University of Illinois | — | English | MA | 1961-1962 | United States |
| University of Denver | — | English | Ph.D. | 1962-1970 | United States |
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1958-1961
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree
University of Illinois
English
Degree:
MA
Period:
1961-1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United States
Master's degree
University of Denver
English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1962-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Award | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | St. Lawrence Award for Fiction | — | — | — | 受賞 |
O. Henry Award
1979
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1985
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1997
Result:
受賞
St. Lawrence Award for Fiction
1973
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Count a Lonely Cadence
1968 NovelA novel depicting relationships within the military.
military lifehuman relationships
Adaptations
- [Film] Cadence / Martin Sheen (1990)
Bibliography
- Count a Lonely Cadence (1968)
- Give Him a Stone (1975)
- Circling Byzantium (1980)
- The Eight Corners of the World (1988)
- The Entombed Man of Thule (1972)
- Such Waltzing Was Not Easy (1975)
- Getting Serious (1980)
- Morality Play (1985)
- A World Quite Round (1986)
- Men Who Would Be Good (1991)
- The Way We Know in Dreams (1994)
- Four Decades: New and Selected Stories (1997)
- Long Odds (2000)
- Last Stands: Stories (2004)
- Small Defeats (1999, poetry)
Adaptations
- Cadence (1990 film, based on Count a Lonely Cadence)
Legacy
Known as an American novelist and short story writer, contributed to numerous literary magazines. Won O. Henry Award among others. Papers held at Boston University.
Archives
- Boston University
Trivia
- Father of three daughters.
- Founding editor of Mississippi Review.