Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1995) Winner
Lucy Grealy
ルーシー・グーリー
Rūshī Gurī
Aliases:
Lucinda Margaret Grealy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-06-03 （Dublin）
- Died
- 2002-12-18 （New York City） age 39
- Nationality
- Irish, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Spring Valley, New York → Iowa → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- poet, memoirist, essayist, teacher
- Active Years
- 1984-2002
- Affiliations
- Bennington College, New School University
- Influenced
- Ann Patchett
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College | — | Literature | — | 1981-1985 | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | — | 1985頃 | United States |
Sarah Lawrence College
Literature
Period:
1981-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Nurtured love of poetry
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Period:
1985頃
Country:
United States
Lived with Ann Patchett
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Whiting Award | Autobiography of a Face | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Sonora Review Prize | — | — | Sonora Review | 受賞 |
| — | London TLS poetry prize | — | — | Times Literary Supplement | 受賞 |
| — | Academy of American Poets awards | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
1995
Work:
Autobiography of a Face
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sonora Review Prize
Organization:
Sonora Review
Result:
受賞
London TLS poetry prize
Organization:
Times Literary Supplement
Result:
受賞
Academy of American Poets awards
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Autobiography of a Face
1994 MemoirDescribes her childhood and adolescent experience with jaw cancer and facial disfigurement, focusing on identity.
identitycancerfacial disfigurementsocial stigma
As Seen on TV: Provocations
2000 Essay collectionCollection of essays.
everyday lifemedia
Everyday Alibis
Poetry chapbookChapbook of poems.
Bibliography
- Autobiography of a Face (1994)
- As Seen on TV: Provocations (2000)
- Everyday Alibis
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticpersonalintrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- bodypainself-perception
Health
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Ewing's sarcoma9歳時診断Jawbone removal, multiple reconstructive surgeries, facial disfigurement, social cruelty
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OxyContin addiction, heroin overdose最終手術後Cause of death
Legacy
Known for memoir on facial cancer experience, acclaimed for exploring identity. Featured in Ann Patchett's memoir.
Archives
- University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives
In Popular Culture
- Friendship depicted in Ann Patchett's Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
Trivia
- Her sister Suellen opposed Ann Patchett's publication timing of Truth & Beauty