Dana Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1997) Winner
Jennifer Natalya Fink
ジェニファー・ナタリヤ・フィンク
Jenifā Nataruya Finku
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author, University faculty
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University (faculty)
- Nominations
- 2010 Pulitzer Prize (Fiction) nomination: The Mikvah Queen, 2011 Pen/Faulkner Award nomination: Thirteen Fugues, 2006 National Book Award nomination: V, 2006 National Jewish Book Award nomination: V, 2003 National Jewish Book Award nomination: Burn, 2015 Clarissa Dalloway Fiction Prize (A Room of Her Own Foundation) finalist: Bhopal Dance, 2015 FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize finalist: Bhopal Dance
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | Graduate School of Arts and Science | Performance Studies | Ph.D. | — | United States |
| The School at the Art Institute of Chicago | MFA Program | Performance | MFA | — | United States |
New York University
Graduate School of Arts and Science
/ Performance Studies
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Ph.D. dissertation on performing poetry (1997).
The School at the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA Program
/ Performance
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in Performance.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize | Bhopal Dance | — | FC2 (Fiction Collective Two) | Winner |
| 2002 | Billy Heekin Arts Award | Out on Fire | — | Stonewall Foundation | Winner |
| 1997 | Dana Award | The Mikvah Queen | — | Dana Award | Winner |
| 1996 | Georgetown Review Fiction Award | World Records | — | Georgetown Review | Winner |
| 1996 | Writer's Digest Fiction Award (Second Place) | Vertebrae | — | Writer's Digest | Second Place |
FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize
2017
Work:
Bhopal Dance
Organization:
FC2 (Fiction Collective Two)
Result:
Winner
Billy Heekin Arts Award
2002
Work:
Out on Fire
Organization:
Stonewall Foundation
Result:
Winner
Dana Award
1997
Work:
The Mikvah Queen
Organization:
Dana Award
Result:
Winner
Georgetown Review Fiction Award
1996
Work:
World Records
Organization:
Georgetown Review
Result:
Winner
Writer's Digest Fiction Award (Second Place)
1996
Work:
Vertebrae
Organization:
Writer's Digest
Result:
Second Place
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Burn
2004 experimental fictionA fragmented, experimental novel exploring the body, identity, and images of violence.
bodyidentityviolence
V
2007 experimental novelCombines experimental form with feminist perspectives, touching on history, memory, and religiosity.
memoryreligiosityfeminism
The Mikvah Queen
2010 feminist experimental novelA novel centered on religious ritual and women's experience; it gained attention with major award nominations in 2010.
religious ritualwomen's experiencepurification
Thirteen Fugues
2011 experimental novelAn experimental novel employing fugue-like structures; explores themes through form and repetition.
formal experimentationrepetitionmemory
Bhopal Dance
2018 political experimental novelAn experimental novel about the 1984 Bhopal disaster that addresses memory, responsibility, and global injustice. Won FC2's Innovative Fiction Prize (2017).
environmental disastermemoryresponsibilityglobal politics
Bibliography
- Burn (2004)
- V (2007)
- The Mikvah Queen (2010)
- Thirteen Fugues (2011)
- Bhopal Dance (2018)
- Performing Poetry, Refashioning Femininity: Anne Sexton's Acoustic Performances (1997)
- Performing Hybridity (ed., 1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fragmented experimental styleperformative use of languageinfluenced by feminist and queer theory
- Recurring Motifs
- bodyritualmemory and traumatransformation of identity
Legacy
Jennifer Natalya Fink is known for blending experimental fiction with feminist and queer theory. With an academic background and a body of inventive novels, she has influenced contemporary experimental literature and creative writing pedagogy.
Trivia
- Founder of The Gorilla Press, running bookmaking workshops to promote children's literacy.
- Served as the U.S. judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009.
- Official website: www.jennifernatalyafink.com