Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1997) Winner
Harvey Grossinger
ハーヴィー・グロッシンガー
Harvey Grossinger
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. area
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, educator
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- American University (faculty), University of Maryland, College Park (faculty), National Book Critics Circle (member)
- Memberships
- National Book Critics Circle
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | Department of English | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Indiana University | — | — | Master of Arts | — | United States |
| American University | — | — | Master of Fine Arts | — | United States |
New York University
Department of English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
BA in English
Indiana University
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United States
MA
American University
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts
Country:
United States
MFA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | The Quarry (short story collection) | — | University of Georgia Press | Winner |
| 1998 | Edward Lewis Wallant Award | The Quarry (short story collection) | — | Edward Lewis Wallant Award committee | Winner |
| — | Nelson Algren Award | — | — | Chicago Tribune | Winner |
| 2006 | Dana Award | — | — | Dana Award organization | Winner |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1997
Work:
The Quarry (short story collection)
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
Winner
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1998
Work:
The Quarry (short story collection)
Organization:
Edward Lewis Wallant Award committee
Result:
Winner
Nelson Algren Award
Organization:
Chicago Tribune
Result:
Winner
Dana Award
2006
Organization:
Dana Award organization
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Dana Award
3 appearances
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Edition 26 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Quarry (quarry: stories)
1997 short story collectionA collection of short stories set in suburbs and small towns, exploring loss, family relationships, and the search for identity.
lossfamilysuburban lifeidentity
Home Burial: Five Stories
1990 short story collectionAn early collection of five stories focusing on family and themes of mourning.
mourningfamilyhuman relationships
Bibliography
- The Quarry (1997)
- Home Burial: Five Stories (1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, character-driven proserealist narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- lossfamilial rupture and reconciliationlandscapes of suburban America
Legacy
Harvey Grossinger is recognized as a writer of short fiction, whose 1997 collection The Quarry won multiple literary awards. He has contributed to the teaching and mentoring of younger writers through university appointments and is a noted presence in contemporary American short fiction.
Academic Societies
- National Book Critics Circle
Trivia
- His work has appeared in New England Review, Mid-American Review, Western Humanities Review, Cimarron Review and other literary journals.
- His 1997 short story collection The Quarry won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
- He has taught at American University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
- He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.