Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
2 appearances
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Edition 50 (2010) Winner
Jessica Treadway
ジェシカ・トレッドウェイ
Jessica Treadway
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Albany, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Albany, New York (raised) → Lexington, Massachusetts (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, writer, educator
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Emerson College (faculty), Tufts University, United Press International (former reporter), Radcliffe College / Bunting Institute (fellowship), PEN-New England (board member)
- Memberships
- PEN-New England
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Albany | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Boston University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
State University of New York at Albany
Country:
United States
Boston University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Holds an MA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Endowment for the Arts | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞／助成 |
| — | Massachusetts Cultural Council | — | — | Massachusetts Cultural Council | 受賞／助成 |
| 1993 | John C. Zacharis First Book Award | Absent Without Leave (likely recognized work) | — | Ploughshares | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Please Come Back To Me (short stories) | — | University of Georgia Press | 受賞 |
National Endowment for the Arts
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞／助成
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Organization:
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Result:
受賞／助成
John C. Zacharis First Book Award
1993
Work:
Absent Without Leave (likely recognized work)
Organization:
Ploughshares
Result:
受賞
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
2009
Work:
Please Come Back To Me (short stories)
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Please Come Back To Me
2010 short storiesA collection of short stories addressing family, memory, loss, and forgiveness.
familymemorylossinterior life
Absent Without Leave
1992 short story collectionAn early collection of short stories exploring subtle ruptures in relationships and absences in daily life.
absencehuman relationshipseveryday absence
And Give You Peace
2000 novelA novel that probes the possibilities of forgiveness and reconciliation through intersecting character perspectives.
forgivenessreconciliationinner conflict
Bibliography
- Please Come Back To Me (short stories)
- Absent Without Leave
- And Give You Peace
Adaptations
- Libretto for an opera after Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun (libretto collaborator)
Translations by Author
- Co-translator of Kostiantyn Moskalets' “A Crowning Experience” in From Three Worlds
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological portrayalrealist prosequiet, delicate narration
- Recurring Motifs
- home and domestic lifememory and the pastabsence and recovery
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary American short story writer with work in major magazines and anthologies. Also influential as an educator and contributor to literary organizations such as PEN-New England.
Academic Societies
- PEN-New England
Trivia
- Born in Albany, New York.
- Holds an MA from Boston University.
- Wrote the libretto for an opera by Ellen Bender after Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun.
- Served on the Board of Directors of PEN-New England.
- Partner: Philip Holland.