The Story Prize
1回登壇
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第16回（2019年） Nominee
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
カリ・ファハルド＝アンスタイン
Kari Faharudo-Ansutain
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1986-11-09 （Denver, Colorado, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Denver, Colorado → Wyoming (during MFA studies) → San Marcos, Texas (while at Texas State University)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story writer, University lecturer
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- 所属
- Texas State University (Endowed Chair in Creative Writing, 2022–2024)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Brad Watson, Joy Williams, Willa Cather (influence and later contributor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | — | English and Chicano/a Studies | BA | 2004–2008 | United States |
| University of Wyoming | — | Fiction (MFA) | MFA | 2011–2013 | United States |
Metropolitan State University of Denver
English and Chicano/a Studies
学位:
BA
期間:
2004–2008
卒業年:
2008
国:
United States
Began drafting early short stories that later developed into published work
University of Wyoming
Fiction (MFA)
学位:
MFA
期間:
2011–2013
卒業年:
2013
国:
United States
Graduate thesis formed the foundation for the debut collection Sabrina & Corina
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | American Book Award | Sabrina & Corina: Stories | — | Before Columbus Foundation | Won |
| 2019 | National Book Award (Finalist) | Sabrina & Corina: Stories | フィクション | National Book Foundation | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | WILLA Literary Award | Woman of Light | Historical Fiction | Women Writing the West | Won |
| 2023 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Won |
| 2023 | Reading the West Award | Woman of Light | — | Reading the West | Won |
| 2021 | Addison M. Metcalf Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Won |
| 2020 | The Story Prize (Shortlisted) | Sabrina & Corina: Stories | — | The Story Prize | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Longlisted) | Woman of Light | — | Carol Shields Prize | Longlisted |
American Book Award
2020
対象作品:
Sabrina & Corina: Stories
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
Won
National Book Award (Finalist)
2019
対象作品:
Sabrina & Corina: Stories
部門:
フィクション
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Shortlisted
WILLA Literary Award
2023
対象作品:
Woman of Light
部門:
Historical Fiction
主催:
Women Writing the West
結果:
Won
Guggenheim Fellowship
2023
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
Won
Reading the West Award
2023
対象作品:
Woman of Light
主催:
Reading the West
結果:
Won
Addison M. Metcalf Award
2021
主催:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
結果:
Won
The Story Prize (Shortlisted)
2020
対象作品:
Sabrina & Corina: Stories
主催:
The Story Prize
結果:
Shortlisted
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Longlisted)
2023
対象作品:
Woman of Light
主催:
Carol Shields Prize
結果:
Longlisted
受賞・候補エディション
American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第41回（2020年） Winner
作品
代表作
Sabrina & Corina: Stories
2019年 Short story collectionA collection of stories set in Denver focusing on Chicana and mixed-ancestry women. Themes include abandonment, heritage, home, and the lives of women and girls.
FamilyHeritageIdentityAmerican West
Woman of Light
2022年 Historical novelA novel based on family history and overlooked ancestral stories, centering on Luz Lopez and exploring erased histories, land loss, and the memories of women.
Memory and historyLand and dispossessionWomen's experiencesIntergenerational connections
全著作
- Sabrina & Corina: Stories (2019)
- Woman of Light (2022)
- Various short stories and essays in magazines
- Introduction to Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop (2023, Penguin Classics)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Realist character-focused proseInterweaving family histories and regional historySubtle, observational narrative voice
- 頻出モチーフ
- Family relationshipsAncestry and memoryLand and dispossessionFemale solidarity
健康
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Depression幼少期から青年期Feelings of cultural and social not-fitting led her to books and writing for comfort and became an impetus for her creative work.
評価・遺産
Recognized for bringing visibility to Chicana, mixed-race, and Indigenous-rooted women's stories in the context of the American West. Gained wide attention with Sabrina & Corina and further acclaim with Woman of Light; her work is taught in classrooms and she has held academic appointments.
資料所蔵先
- Denver Public Library Western Genealogy Archives (related materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Works are taught in high school and college courses across the United States
引用
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I could never pick up a book, turn on the TV, listen to the radio, and find people like us allowed to talk about the nuance of their identity... Everything was always sort of neatly put into categories and those categories did not represent who we were.
出典: Latino USA (interview, 2022) (2022年)
豆知識
- She is the second eldest of seven siblings (six sisters and one brother).
- Dropped out of high school, earned a GED, worked as a bookseller while attending university.
- Wrote a new introduction for Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop (Penguin Classics, 2023).