Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2000) Winner
Lily King
リリィ・キング
Rirī Kingu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1999-2025
- Nominations
- PEN/Hemingway Award finalist (The Pleasing Hour), National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Euphoria), Story Prize finalist (Five Tuesdays in Winter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English Department | BA | — | United States |
| Syracuse University | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English Department
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
English literature
Syracuse University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Barnes & Noble Discover Award | The Pleasing Hour | — | Barnes & Noble | winner |
| 1995 | MacDowell Fellowship | — | — | MacDowell | recipient |
| 2000 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | recipient |
| 2005 | Maine Fiction Award | The English Teacher | — | Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance | winner |
| 2010 | Maine Fiction Award | Father of the Rain | — | Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance | winner |
| 2010 | New England Book Award | Father of the Rain | Fiction | New England Independent Booksellers Association | winner |
| 2014 | Kirkus Prize | Euphoria | Fiction | Kirkus Reviews | winner |
| 2014 | New England Book Award | Euphoria | Fiction | New England Independent Booksellers Association | winner |
Barnes & Noble Discover Award
1999
Work:
The Pleasing Hour
Organization:
Barnes & Noble
Result:
winner
MacDowell Fellowship
1995
Organization:
MacDowell
Result:
recipient
Whiting Award
2000
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
recipient
Maine Fiction Award
2005
Work:
The English Teacher
Organization:
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
Result:
winner
Maine Fiction Award
2010
Work:
Father of the Rain
Organization:
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
Result:
winner
New England Book Award
2010
Work:
Father of the Rain
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
New England Independent Booksellers Association
Result:
winner
Kirkus Prize
2014
Work:
Euphoria
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Kirkus Reviews
Result:
winner
New England Book Award
2014
Work:
Euphoria
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
New England Independent Booksellers Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
The Story Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (2021) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Euphoria
2014 Literary fictionA novel inspired by events in the life of anthropologist Margaret Mead.
AnthropologyCulture clashLove
Writers & Lovers
2020 Literary fictionStory of a woman aspiring to be a writer.
WritingRomanceLoss
Five Tuesdays in Winter
2021 Short storiesCollection of stories.
Everyday lifeRelationships
Bibliography
- The Pleasing Hour
- The English Teacher
- Father of the Rain
- Euphoria
- Writers & Lovers
- Five Tuesdays in Winter
- Heart the Lover
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Refined proseDeep psychological insight
- Recurring Motifs
- Complex relationshipsSelf-discovery
Legacy
Prominent American novelist, winner of the Kirkus Prize, highly acclaimed in literary fiction.
Trivia
- Grew up in Massachusetts.