Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2000) Winner
Judy Budnitz
ジュディ・バドニッツ
Judy Budnitz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-01-01 （Atlanta, Georgia, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Atlanta (grew up) → New York (study / residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| New York University | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 〜1998 | United States |
Harvard University
Country:
United States
Undergraduate study (specific major and graduation year not clearly documented)
New York University
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
〜1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
Received an MFA in creative writing in 1998
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | Winner |
| 2000 | Edward Lewis Wallant Award | — | — | Edward Lewis Wallant Award | Winner |
| 2005 | Lannan Literary Fellowship | — | — | Lannan Foundation | Fellowship |
| 2000 | Orange Prize for Fiction (now Women's Prize for Fiction) | If I Told You Once | — | Orange Prize organization | Shortlisted |
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
1995
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
Winner
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
2000
Organization:
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
Result:
Winner
Lannan Literary Fellowship
2005
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
Orange Prize for Fiction (now Women's Prize for Fiction)
2000
Work:
If I Told You Once
Organization:
Orange Prize organization
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Flying Leap
1998 Short story collection (fiction)A debut short story collection containing tales that blend the everyday with the absurd and the fantastical.
fantasyabsurdityfamilyidentity
If I Told You Once
1999 Novel (fiction)A novel that examines memory, family relationships, and the boundaries between reality and imagination, notable for its dark humor and ironic voice.
memoryfamilyfantasyhumor
Nice Big American Baby
2005 Short story collection (fiction)A collection of short stories depicting various characters and situations, often satirizing contemporary anxieties and the complexities of family life.
familysocial satireanxietyidentity
Bibliography
- Flying Leap (short story collection, 1998)
- If I Told You Once (novel, 1999)
- Nice Big American Baby (short story collection, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fabulist / fantasticaldarkly ironic humorconcise imagery and lyrical description
- Recurring Motifs
- childhood and its echoesfamily estrangementintersection of the surreal and the mundaneuncertain identity
Legacy
Known in contemporary American literature for her fabulist and fantastical short stories and novel. Recipient of several early-career awards; her distinctive voice has drawn critical attention.
Trivia
- Born in 1973 (grew up in Atlanta).
- Studied at Harvard University and received an MFA from New York University in 1998.
- Won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 1995.
- Novel 'If I Told You Once' was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2000.
- Received the Edward Lewis Wallant Award in 2000 and a Lannan Literary Fellowship in 2005.