Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2002) Winner
John Blair
ジョン・ブレア
John Blair
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Texas, USA (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, short story writer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Texas State University, English Department (University Distinguished Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Tulane University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Florida State University
Country:
United States
Tulane University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Earned a Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Drue Heinz Literature Prize | American Standard | — | University of Pittsburgh Press | winner |
| 2003 | Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize | The green girls | — | Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize committee | winner |
| 2012 | Tampa Review Prize in Poetry | The Occasions of Paradise | — | University of Tampa Press / Tampa Review | winner |
| 2015 | Iowa Poetry Prize | Playful Song Called Beautiful | — | University of Iowa Press | winner |
| 2006 | The Andrew Lytle Prize for Fiction | — | — | — | winner |
| 2007 | Phoebe Winter Fiction Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Rumi Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | The St. Petersburg Review Prize in Poetry | — | — | The St. Petersburg Review | winner |
| 2014 | The Florida Review Editors' Prize in Poetry | — | — | The Florida Review | winner |
| 2014 | The Tusculum Review Prize in Fiction | — | — | The Tusculum Review | winner |
| 2015 | The Dana Award in Poetry | — | — | The Dana Award | winner |
| 2016 | Wilda Herne Prize for Fiction | — | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | 49th Parallel Award for Poetry | — | — | 49th Parallel | winner |
| 2017 | Cultural Center of Cape Cod's National Prize for Poetry | — | — | Cultural Center of Cape Cod | winner |
| 2019 | Connecticut River Review Poetry Award | — | — | Connecticut River Review | winner |
| 2019 | Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Prize Americana for Prose | — | — | — | winner |
| 2020 | Briar Cliff Review Poetry Prize | — | — | Briar Cliff Review | winner |
| 2021 | Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry | — | — | Edwin Markham Prize committee | winner |
| 2021 | Rash Award in Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Robert Frost Award in Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 2022 | Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize in Poetry | The Box | — | Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation | winner |
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
2002
Work:
American Standard
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Result:
winner
Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize
2003
Work:
The green girls
Organization:
Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize committee
Result:
winner
Tampa Review Prize in Poetry
2012
Work:
The Occasions of Paradise
Organization:
University of Tampa Press / Tampa Review
Result:
winner
Iowa Poetry Prize
2015
Work:
Playful Song Called Beautiful
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
winner
The Andrew Lytle Prize for Fiction
2006
Result:
winner
Phoebe Winter Fiction Award
2007
Result:
winner
Rumi Prize for Poetry
2008
Result:
winner
The St. Petersburg Review Prize in Poetry
2010
Organization:
The St. Petersburg Review
Result:
winner
The Florida Review Editors' Prize in Poetry
2014
Organization:
The Florida Review
Result:
winner
The Tusculum Review Prize in Fiction
2014
Organization:
The Tusculum Review
Result:
winner
The Dana Award in Poetry
2015
Organization:
The Dana Award
Result:
winner
Wilda Herne Prize for Fiction
2016
Result:
winner
49th Parallel Award for Poetry
2017
Organization:
49th Parallel
Result:
winner
Cultural Center of Cape Cod's National Prize for Poetry
2017
Organization:
Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Result:
winner
Connecticut River Review Poetry Award
2019
Organization:
Connecticut River Review
Result:
winner
Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize
2019
Result:
winner
Prize Americana for Prose
2019
Result:
winner
Briar Cliff Review Poetry Prize
2020
Organization:
Briar Cliff Review
Result:
winner
Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry
2021
Organization:
Edwin Markham Prize committee
Result:
winner
Rash Award in Poetry
2021
Result:
winner
Robert Frost Award in Poetry
2021
Result:
winner
Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize in Poetry
2022
Work:
The Box
Organization:
Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Dana Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
The green girls
2003 Poetry collectionA collection exploring Southern landscapes and memory, noted for its lyricism and formal craft.
memorythe American Southnature
The Occasions of Paradise
2012 Poetry collectionA book of poems that treats everyday detail, loss, and recovery.
lossfamilyrenewal
Playful Song Called Beautiful
2016 Poetry collectionA formally playful collection emphasizing the musicality of language. Winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize.
musicality of languageformbeauty
A Landscape of Darkness
1990 NovelAn early novel focusing on darker themes and character study.
isolationdarkness
Bright Angel
1992 NovelA novel from the early 1990s that examines inner lives and moral choices.
moralityinterior life
American Standard
2002 Short story collectionA collection of short stories; recipient of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize.
American liferegionalism
The Shape of Things to Come: Poems
2023 Poetry collectionA recent collection containing forward-looking themes and formal experiments.
the futureformal experimentation
Bibliography
- The green girls
- The Occasions of Paradise
- Playful Song Called Beautiful
- The Shape of Things to Come: Poems
- A Landscape of Darkness
- Bright Angel
- American Standard
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, formally attentive poetrydetail-oriented prose
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfamilySouthern landscapesloss and renewal
Legacy
John Blair has won numerous poetry and literary awards and, through his long teaching career at Texas State University, has contributed to mentoring younger writers. He is well regarded in contemporary American poetry and short fiction.
Trivia
- Born in 1961 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Serves as University Distinguished Professor at Texas State University.
- Reported to have one child.
- Winner of multiple poetry and fiction prizes.