Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2001) Winner
John Wray
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Jon Wray
Aliases:
John Henderson
Pen Names:
John Wray（Pen name as a novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- United States, Austria
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Buffalo, New York → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, contributor to The New York Times Magazine, musician
- Active Years
- 2001-2023
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols School | — | High school | High school diploma | — | United States |
| Oberlin College | — | Biology | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| New York University | — | M.F.A. program in poetry | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Fiction program | — | — | United States |
Nichols School
High school
Degree:
High school diploma
Country:
United States
Oberlin College
Biology
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
Graduated
New York University
M.F.A. program in poetry
Country:
United States
Dropped out. Won an Academy of American Poets Prize
Columbia University
Fiction program
Country:
United States
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Whiting Award | The Right Hand of Sleep | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| 2009 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Berlin Prize | — | — | American Academy in Berlin | winner |
| 2011 | KEN Fiction Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | Deutschlandfunk Prize | — | — | Festival of German-Language Literature | winner |
Whiting Award
2001
Work:
The Right Hand of Sleep
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2009
Result:
winner
Berlin Prize
2010
Organization:
American Academy in Berlin
Result:
winner
KEN Fiction Award
2011
Result:
winner
Deutschlandfunk Prize
2017
Organization:
Festival of German-Language Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Right Hand of Sleep
2001 NovelWray's first novel, received positive reviews and was awarded a Whiting Award.
Canaan's Tongue
2005 NovelBased on the legend of preacher John Murrell, described by Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi.
Lowboy
2009 NovelNarrated by 16-year-old schizophrenic William Heller who escapes a mental institution and flees through Manhattan subways.
The Lost Time Accidents
2016 NovelChronicles a century in the life of a family of eccentric physicists, time travelers and cult leaders, incorporating sci-fi and fantasy.
Godsend
2018 NovelInspired by John Walker Lindh. 18-year-old Aden Sawyer runs away, disguises as a man to study Islam in Pakistan.
Gone to the Wolves
2023 NovelBibliography
- The Right Hand of Sleep
- Canaan's Tongue
- Lowboy
- The Lost Time Accidents
- Godsend
- Gone to the Wolves
Legacy
Known as an American novelist, recipient of multiple awards including Whiting Award, Guggenheim Fellowship. Selected as one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists.
Trivia
- Did a 600-mile raft tour on the Mississippi River for his second novel.
- Chosen by Granta as one of the Best of Young American Novelists in 2007.
- Frontman of the Brooklyn band Marmalade, released album Beautiful Soup in 2003.