Sherwood Anderson Foundation Writers Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2002) Winner
Joseph Bathanti
ジョセフ・バサンティ
Joseph Bathanti
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-07-20 （Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (childhood) → Vilas, North Carolina (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Appalachian State University, Carlow University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh | — | English | BA | 1972-1975 | United States |
| Central Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| California University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 短期間在籍、1972転校 | United States |
University of Pittsburgh
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1972-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts in English
Central Catholic High School
Country:
United States
Graduated from high school in Pittsburgh
California University of Pennsylvania
Period:
短期間在籍、1972転校
Country:
United States
Attended briefly before transferring
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | North Carolina Poet Laureate | — | — | State of North Carolina | Winner |
| 1995 | The Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1997 | Oscar Arnold Young Award | — | — | The North Carolina Poetry Council | Winner |
| 2001 | Carolina Novel Award | — | — | Banks Channel Books | Winner |
| 2002 | Sherwood Anderson Award | — | — | Sherwood Anderson Foundation | Winner |
| 2002 | Linda Flowers Literary Award | — | — | NC Humanities Council | Winner |
| 2006 | Novello Literary Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| — | The Spokane Prize | — | — | Eastern Washington University | Winner |
| 2012 | Ragan-Rubin Award | — | — | North Carolina English Teachers Association | Winner |
North Carolina Poet Laureate
2012
Organization:
State of North Carolina
Result:
Winner
The Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award
1995
Result:
Winner
Oscar Arnold Young Award
1997
Organization:
The North Carolina Poetry Council
Result:
Winner
Carolina Novel Award
2001
Organization:
Banks Channel Books
Result:
Winner
Sherwood Anderson Award
2002
Organization:
Sherwood Anderson Foundation
Result:
Winner
Linda Flowers Literary Award
2002
Organization:
NC Humanities Council
Result:
Winner
Novello Literary Award
2006
Result:
Winner
The Spokane Prize
Organization:
Eastern Washington University
Result:
Winner
Ragan-Rubin Award
2012
Organization:
North Carolina English Teachers Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
East Liberty
2001 NovelA novel set in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood
Working-class lifeFamily
Concertina
2013 PoetryPoetry collection
North Carolina
The Life of the World to Come
2014 NovelA novel
Bibliography
- Communion Partners (1986)
- Anson County (1989)
- The Feast of All Saints (1994)
- This Metal (1996)
- Land of Amnesia (2009)
- Restoring Sacred Art (2010)
- Concertina (2013)
- East Liberty (2001)
- Coventry (2006)
- The High Heart (2007)
- The Life of the World to Come (2014)
- The Act of Contrition & Other Stories (2023)
- They Changed the State: The Legacy of North Carolina’s Visiting Artists, 1971–95 (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Working-class narrativesPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Italian American heritagePrison life
Legacy
Served as North Carolina Poet Laureate (2012-2014) and inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2024.
Trivia
- Grandparents were immigrants from Italy and France.
- Moved to North Carolina via VISTA program.