PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2005) Runner-up
Hannah Tinti
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Hannah Tinti
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-01-01 （Salem, Massachusetts, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA → Brooklyn, New York, USA → New York City (visiting faculty)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Instructor
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- New York University (Visiting Graduate Faculty), One Story (co-founder, Editor-in-Chief)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut College | — | — | BA | 在籍期間不明（～1994年卒） | United States |
| New York University (Graduate) | — | Graduate Creative Writing Program | MA | 在籍期間不明（～1997年卒） | United States |
Connecticut College
Degree:
BA
Period:
在籍期間不明（～1994年卒）
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree (major unspecified)
New York University (Graduate)
Graduate Creative Writing Program
Degree:
MA
Period:
在籍期間不明（～1997年卒）
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Completed graduate creative writing program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | The Good Thief | — | The Center for Fiction | Winner |
| 2009 | Alex Award | The Good Thief | — | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2009 | PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing | — | — | PEN America | Winner |
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
2008
Work:
The Good Thief
Organization:
The Center for Fiction
Result:
Winner
Alex Award
2009
Work:
The Good Thief
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing
2009
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Animal Crackers
2005 Short story collectionA collection of short stories exploring relationships, unease, and loneliness.
lonelinessrelationshipsanxiety
The Good Thief
2008 Novel (crime / family drama)Centers on an orphaned boy and explores crime, family, and morality, set in a vividly described New York.
crimefamilymorality
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
2017 Novel (road novel / family story)Follows a father-daughter relationship as the father's past is revealed, dealing with violence, healing, and the legacy of past sins.
familymemoryviolence and reconciliation
Bibliography
- Animal Crackers
- The Good Thief
- The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, narrative-driven proserich in imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- orphans and family bondscrime and moral choicespast memories
Legacy
Recognized for both short stories and novels; noted for winning first-novel awards and for The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley. Co-founder of One Story and influential in literary editing.
Trivia
- Co-founded the short-story magazine One Story in 2002 and served as Editor-in-Chief from 2002–2016.
- Won the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Alex Award for The Good Thief.
- Serves as visiting graduate faculty at New York University.