PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (2016) Winner
Joy Williams
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Joy Williams
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-02-11 （Chelmsford, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Maine → Key West, Florida → Tucson, Arizona
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- University of Houston, University of Florida, University of Iowa, University of Arizona, University of Wyoming
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- Raymond Carver, Richard Yates, Vance Bourjaily
- Nominations
- National Book Award nomination (State of Grace), Pulitzer Prize finalist (The Quick and the Dead), National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Ill Nature)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Writers' Workshop | MFA | — | United States |
Marietta College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of Iowa
Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | won |
| 1999 | Rea Award for the Short Story | — | — | Rea Award | won |
| — | Kirkus Prize for Fiction | Harrow | — | Kirkus Reviews | won |
| 2021 | Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction | — | — | Library of Congress | won |
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
won
Rea Award for the Short Story
1999
Organization:
Rea Award
Result:
won
Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Work:
Harrow
Organization:
Kirkus Reviews
Result:
won
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
2021
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
State of Grace
1973 Literary fictionHer debut novel.
powerlessnessfailure
The Changeling
1978 Literary fictionHarrow
2021 Literary fictionSet in a post-apocalyptic world.
environmental destructiondespair
Bibliography
- State of Grace (1973)
- The Changeling (1978)
- Breaking and Entering (1988)
- The Quick and the Dead (2000)
- Harrow (2021)
- Taking Care (1982)
- Escapes (1990)
- Honored Guest (2004)
- The Visiting Privilege (2015)
- 99 Stories of God (2016)
- Concerning the Future of Souls (2024)
- The Pelican Child (2025)
- Ill Nature (2001)
- The Florida Keys: A History & Guide (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- minimalismGothic
- Recurring Motifs
- spiritual, ecological, and economic failurefall from middle classfear and powerlessness
Legacy
Best-known for her short fiction, she portrays failures in America from spiritual, ecological, and economic angles, receiving major awards like the Rea Award and Library of Congress Prize.
Quotes
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All art is about nothingness: our apprehension of it, our fear of it, its approach.
Source: Best American Short Stories (1995)