James Jones First Novel Fellowship
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1999) Winner
Louise Wareham Leonard
ルイーズ・ウェアハム・レナード
Ruīzu Wēahamu Renaado
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New Zealand
- Nationality
- New Zealand, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Zealand → United States (New York) → Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia (co‑established an art centre)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Podcast host, Editor
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Memberships
- Academy of New Zealand Literature
- Influenced By
- James H. Cone (Reverend Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia College, Columbia University | — | — | BA | 在学期間不詳 | United States |
| International Institute of Modern Letters (Victoria University of Wellington) | — | — | MA | 在学期間不詳 | New Zealand |
Columbia College, Columbia University
Degree:
BA
Period:
在学期間不詳
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Interned at TIME magazine while a student
International Institute of Modern Letters (Victoria University of Wellington)
Degree:
MA
Period:
在学期間不詳
Country:
New Zealand
Completed a creative writing master's program (year unspecified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mount Holyoke Poetry Prize representative (Columbia College) | — | — | Columbia University | 代表選出 |
| 1986 | Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize | — | — | Columbia College English Department | 受賞 |
| 1999 | James Jones First Novel Award | Since You Ask (novel in progress) | — | James Jones Literary Society | 受賞 |
| 2006 | The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters (Finalist) | — | — | The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters | 最終候補 |
| 2008 | The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters (Finalist) | — | — | The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters | 最終候補 |
| 2008 | Creative New Zealand Grant | — | — | Creative New Zealand | 助成 |
| 2016 | Founding Member of the Academy of New Zealand Literature | — | — | Academy of New Zealand Literature | 選出 |
Mount Holyoke Poetry Prize representative (Columbia College)
1986
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
代表選出
Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize
1986
Organization:
Columbia College English Department
Result:
受賞
James Jones First Novel Award
1999
Work:
Since You Ask (novel in progress)
Organization:
James Jones Literary Society
Result:
受賞
The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters (Finalist)
2006
Organization:
The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters
Result:
最終候補
The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters (Finalist)
2008
Organization:
The New Zealand Prize in Modern Letters
Result:
最終候補
Creative New Zealand Grant
2008
Organization:
Creative New Zealand
Result:
助成
Founding Member of the Academy of New Zealand Literature
2016
Organization:
Academy of New Zealand Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fiery World
2022 NovelPublished as an Amazon Kindle ebook in 2022. Detailed synopsis is limited in available sources.
Human relationshipsInner exploration
Blood Is Blood
2022 Short story/NovellaAn ebook published in 2022; a short/novella-length work with limited public synopsis.
FamilyKinship and identity
Since You Ask
2004 NovelAn intense novel portraying the inner life of a childhood sexual-abuse survivor with deep empathy. The work (in progress) won the 1999 James Jones First Novel Award.
TraumaHealing and memorySearch for sanity
Miss Me A Lot Of
2007 Novel/CollectionPublished by Victoria University Press in 2007. Publication information is available though detailed contents are not summarized here.
ReminiscenceRelationships
52 Men
2015 Linked vignettes / NovelCenters on Elise McKnight and fifty-two vignettes of her interactions with different men, a novel of impressions linked by the author's sensibility.
Gender relationsFragmentary impressionsSelf and other
The German Crowd (essay)
2020 EssayAn essay published in 2020 containing personal and cultural observations.
Cultural observationCrowd psychology
Bibliography
- Fiery World (2022)
- Blood Is Blood (2022)
- Since You Ask (2004)
- Miss Me A Lot Of (2007)
- 52 Men (2015)
- The German Crowd (essay, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Focus on interior psychological描写Fragmentary, impression-based proseConcise and incisive description
- Recurring Motifs
- Search for sanityMemory and traumaGender relations and power dynamics
Legacy
Louise Wareham Leonard is recognized for works that explore interiority and trauma, known for linked vignettes and a distinctive fragmentary style. Her James Jones First Novel Award and involvement in New Zealand literary institutions have contributed to her international profile.
Academic Societies
- Academy of New Zealand Literature
Quotes
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"[Her novels and novellas] explore the search for sanity."
Source: Comment by Dame Fiona Kidman (summarized) -
"A world of priapic narcissism," as described by a commentator.
Source: Comment by John Newton (summarized)
Trivia
- Born in New Zealand and holds American citizenship.
- Interned at TIME magazine at age 20 while a student at Columbia.
- Won the James Jones First Novel Award in 1999 (for a work in progress).
- Co‑established an Aboriginal‑owned not‑for‑profit art centre in Mount Magnet, Western Australia in 2011.
- Founded and hosted the podcast '52 Men, the Podcast: Women Telling Stories about Men' (25 episodes).