Oregon Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 26 (2012) Winner
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Edition 30 (2016) Winner
Lidia Yuknavitch
リディア・ユクナヴィッチ
Ridia Yukunavitchi
Aliases:
Lidia Yukman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-06-18 （San Francisco, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco, California → Florida → Texas → Eugene, Oregon → Portland, Oregon
Career
- Occupations
- writer, educator, editor
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Eastern Oregon University MFA faculty, Chiasmus Press editor
- Influenced By
- Ken Kesey, Chuck Palahniuk, Cheryl Strayed
- Influenced
- Tom Spanbauer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Oregon | — | English literature | PhD | — | United States |
Austin Community College
Country:
United States
Attended on a swimming scholarship
University of Oregon
English literature
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Earned PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ken Kesey Award for Fiction | The Small Backs of Children | — | Oregon Book Award | Winner |
| 2016 | Readers' Choice | The Small Backs of Children | — | Oregon Book Award | Winner |
| 2012 | Readers' Choice | The Chronology of Water | — | Oregon Book Award | Winner |
| 2012 | PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award | The Chronology of Water | — | PEN Center USA | Finalist |
| 2012 | Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award | The Chronology of Water | — | Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association | Winner |
Ken Kesey Award for Fiction
2016
Work:
The Small Backs of Children
Organization:
Oregon Book Award
Result:
Winner
Readers' Choice
2016
Work:
The Small Backs of Children
Organization:
Oregon Book Award
Result:
Winner
Readers' Choice
2012
Work:
The Chronology of Water
Organization:
Oregon Book Award
Result:
Winner
PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award
2012
Work:
The Chronology of Water
Organization:
PEN Center USA
Result:
Finalist
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
2012
Work:
The Chronology of Water
Organization:
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Chronology of Water
2011 memoirA memoir chronicling childhood abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, the end of her swimming career, and personal rebirth.
abuseaddictionrebirthbody
The Small Backs of Children
2015 novelAn experimental novel about a female performance artist traumatized by war and the people around her.
traumaartviolence
The Book of Joan
2017 novelA dystopian novel inspired by Joan of Arc.
dystopiafeminismenvironmental destruction
Verge
2020 short story collectionA collection of stories exploring bodies and edges.
bodyvergehumanity
Thrust
2022 novelA novel set in a future America about immigration and identity.
immigrationidentityfuture
Bibliography
- Caverns
- Her Other Mouths
- Liberty's Excess: Fictions
- Allegories of Violence
- Real to Reel
- The Chronology of Water
- Dora: A Headcase
- The Small Backs of Children
- The Book of Joan
- The Misfit's Manifesto
- Verge: Stories
- Thrust
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- body writingexperimental narrativeraw and visceral prosefeminist perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- waterbodymisfitstraumarebirth
Health
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alcohol abuse青少年期から1980年代Ended competitive swimming career and lost scholarship
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drug abuse1980年代Adverse impact on studies and career
Legacy
Famous for her TED talk 'The Beauty of Being a Misfit' with over 3.2 million views. Influential in Oregon literary scene with cult following for works on abuse, addiction, and rebirth.
In Popular Culture
- Listed among LGBT people from Portland, Oregon
Trivia
- Born Lidia Yukman
- TED talk viewed over 3.2 million times
- Married three times
- Co-authored novel Caverns with Ken Kesey's class