O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 67 (1987) Winner
Joyce Johnson
ジョイス・ジョンソン
Joisu Jonson
Aliases:
Joyce Glassman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-01-01 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Editor, Writing Teacher
- Active Years
- 1962-2012
- Affiliations
- William Morrow, The Dial Press, McGraw-Hill, The Atlantic Monthly Press
- Memberships
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
- Influenced By
- Jack Kerouac, Andre Gide, Henry James, Allen Ginsberg
- Influenced
- Daniel Pinchbeck
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Barnard College
Country:
United States
Attended as a women's college.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Minor Characters | — | National Book Critics Circle | winner |
| 1987 | O. Henry Award | The Children's Wing | first prize | — | winner |
| 1992 | National Endowment for the Arts Award | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | grant |
National Book Critics Circle Award
1983
Work:
Minor Characters
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
winner
O. Henry Award
1987
Work:
The Children's Wing
Category:
first prize
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts Award
1992
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
grant
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Minor Characters
1983 MemoirA memoir of her experiences as a woman in the Beat Generation, particularly her relationship with Jack Kerouac.
Beat GenerationFeminismWomen's Perspective
Come and Join the Dance
1962 NovelStory of a rebellious young female college student embodying Beat qualities in 1950s culture.
Beat CultureWomen's LiberationRebellion
In the Night Cafe
1987 NovelCaptures bohemian culture of the 1960s focusing on female characters' emotional struggles.
Bohemian LifeWomen's Struggles1960s
Door Wide Open
2000 MemoirCollection of letters from her love affair with Kerouac.
RomanceBeat Generation
The Voice is All
2012 BiographyBiography of Jack Kerouac.
KerouacLonely Victory
Bibliography
- Come and Join the Dance
- Bad Connections
- Minor Characters
- In the Night Cafe
- What Lisa Knew: The Truths and Lies of the Steinberg Case
- Door Wide Open: A Beat Love Affair in Letters, 1957–1958
- Missing Men: A Memoir
- The Voice Is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Descriptive styleNarrative approachStructured writing
- Recurring Motifs
- FeminismBeat womenIndependence and struggle
Legacy
Recognized as one of the few women writers of the Beat Generation, acclaimed for portraying women's perspectives in a male-dominated movement with feminist themes.
Archives
- Berg Collection, New York Public Library
Quotes
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I have to say that one of the rare men who very actively encouraged me in my writing was Jack Kerouac.
Source: County College of Morris's Legacy Project Forum -
I would make it my business to write about young women quite different from the ones portrayed on the pages of the New Yorker. I would write about furnished rooms and sex.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- She was a child actress in the Broadway production of I Remember Mama.
- Her relationship with Jack Kerouac started on a blind date arranged by Allen Ginsberg.
- Her debut novel Come and Join the Dance was published before meeting Kerouac.