The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
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Edition 12 (2024) Winner
Kathryn Scanlan
キャスリン・スキャンラン
Kathryn Scanlan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Iowa, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Born in Iowa; resides in Los Angeles, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | Literature and Art | — | — | — | United States |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Writing (MFA program) | Writing (MFA) | MFA | — | United States |
University of Iowa
Literature and Art
Country:
United States
Reported to have studied literature and art; exact degree and graduation year not publicly specified.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Writing (MFA program)
/ Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Completed an MFA in writing; exact graduation year not specified.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Iowa Review Fiction Prize | — | — | The Iowa Review | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Arts and Letters Award: Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Gordon Burn Prize | Kick the Latch | — | New Writing North (Gordon Burn Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Windham–Campbell Prize | — | — | Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale-affiliated) | 受賞（賞金：$175,000） |
Iowa Review Fiction Prize
2010
Organization:
The Iowa Review
Result:
受賞
Arts and Letters Award: Literature
2021
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Gordon Burn Prize
2024
Work:
Kick the Latch
Organization:
New Writing North (Gordon Burn Prize)
Result:
受賞
Windham–Campbell Prize
2024
Organization:
Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale-affiliated)
Result:
受賞（賞金：$175,000）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aug 9 – Fog
2019 Experimental novel / Documentary fictionA book constructed from fragments of a found diary (1968–1972) belonging to an elderly Iowan woman. Scanlan selected and rearranged entries into five seasonal sections, creating a narrative arc from documentary fragments.
memory and fragmentseveryday liferegional/rural life
The Dominant Animal
2020 Short story collection / Flash fictionA collection of 40 very short stories focusing on human relationships with the natural world, especially animals. The collection continues Scanlan's practice of reworking found texts and conversations, mixing genres and forms.
human-animal relationshipsnaturerecomposition of texts
Kick the Latch
2022 Novel / Reworked interview-based fictionA novel constructed from interviews with an Iowa-born horse trainer (Sonia), extensively reworked into a linear narrative of the trainer's life from birth to retirement, arranged in short numbered sections. Winner of the 2024 Gordon Burn Prize.
work and identityfamily and communityreconstitution of memory
Bibliography
- Aug 9 – Fog, MCD/FSG, 2019
- The Dominant Animal, MCD x FSG Originals, 2020
- Kick the Latch, New Directions, 2022
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, fragmentary prosereworking of non-fiction source material (found texts/interviews)concise, compressed sentences and fragments
- Recurring Motifs
- animals and the natural worldrural lifememory, diaries and testimony
Legacy
Scanlan has been noted for her practice of reworking documentary source material into fiction and is regarded as an experimental voice among contemporary American writers. Her honors include the Gordon Burn Prize and the Windham–Campbell Prize.
Trivia
- Many of her works rework nonfictional source material such as found diaries and interviews.
- Her upbringing in rural Iowa informs the themes and sensibility of her writing.
- Reported winner of a 2024 Windham–Campbell Prize, which carried a $175,000 award.