Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2006) Winner
Justin Tussing
ジャスティン・タッシング
Justin Tussing
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Unknown
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Provincetown, Massachusetts (Fellow) → Portland, Oregon (Instructor at Lewis & Clark College) → Maine (University of Southern Maine) residence/work
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, educator
- Active Years
- 2000-2025
- Affiliations
- Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown) Fellow, University of Southern Maine (Stonecoast MFA), Lewis & Clark College (former instructor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Held a Teaching/Writing Fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ken Kesey Award for the Novel | The Best People in the World | — | Oregon Book Awards | 受賞 |
Ken Kesey Award for the Novel
2006
Work:
The Best People in the World
Organization:
Oregon Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Best People in the World
2006 Literary fictionA novel that sharply examines small-town life and family fractures, depicting middle-class American tensions with a mix of humor and pathos.
familysmall-town societyidentity
Vexation Lullaby
2016 Literary fictionA novel exploring everyday discord and personal vexations, portraying contemporary social fragments through the inner lives and shifting relationships of its characters.
alienationhuman relationshipscontemporary society
Bibliography
- The Best People in the World (2006)
- Vexation Lullaby (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- wry, satirical humordetailed character-driven proseattentive observation of everyday detail
- Recurring Motifs
- family breakdownsmall-town claustrophobiasearch for identity
Legacy
Justin Tussing is a writer active in the early to mid-21st century, noted for satirical elements combined with delicate character work. He has also contributed as an educator, directing the Stonecoast MFA program.
Trivia
- In 2005 was featured in The New Yorker's annual Début Fiction issue (alongside Uwem Akpan and Karen Russell).
- Won the Ken Kesey Award for the Novel (part of the Oregon Book Awards) in 2006 for The Best People in the World.
- Taught English literature and creative writing at Lewis & Clark College from 2005 to 2007.
- Serves as an associate professor and director of the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine.