Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1990) Winner
Lawrence Naumoff
ローレンス・ナウモフ
Rōrensu Naumoff
Pen Names:
Peter Nesovich（Pseudonym used early in career for publishing stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-07-23 （Charlotte, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Carrboro, North Carolina → Charlotte, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer, creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | Creative Writing Program | — | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Creative Writing Program
Country:
United States
Currently teaches in the Creative Writing Program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Walter Raleigh Award | A Southern Tragedy, in Crimson and Yellow | — | North Carolina literary award | 受賞 |
| — | Thomas Wolfe Memorial Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Discovery Award | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Carolina Quarterly Fiction Award | — | — | Carolina Quarterly | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
1990
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Walter Raleigh Award
2005
Work:
A Southern Tragedy, in Crimson and Yellow
Organization:
North Carolina literary award
Result:
受賞
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Award
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Discovery Award
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Carolina Quarterly Fiction Award
Organization:
Carolina Quarterly
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Taller Women, a Cautionary Tale
1992 NovelA Southern Tragedy, in Crimson and Yellow
2005 NovelPartially based on the 1991 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire.
Bibliography
- The Night of the Weeping Women
- Rootie Kazootie
- Taller Women, a Cautionary Tale
- Silk Hope, NC
- A Plan for Women
- A Southern Tragedy, in Crimson and Yellow
- The Longest Mobile Home in the Blue Ridge Mountains
- The Cashmere Sweater and Other Stories
- The Beautiful Couple and Other Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realism set in the American South
- Recurring Motifs
- North Carolina rural lifetragedy
Legacy
American novelist known for fiction set in North Carolina. Recipient of several literary awards and teaches creative writing at university.
Trivia
- One novel partially based on the 1991 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire.
- Lives in Carrboro, North Carolina.