PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2010) Runner-up
Lydia Peelle
リディア・ピール
Ridia Pīru
Aliases:
Lydia Child Peelle
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1978-08-31 （Boston）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nashville, Tennessee → Boston, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Short story writer, Novelist, Speechwriter, Teacher
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Affiliations
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Nominations
- PEN/Hemingway Award runner-up (2010)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Virginia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in creative writing
Cornell University
Country:
United States
Phillips Exeter Academy
Country:
United States
High school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | National Book Foundation 5 under 35 | Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing | Fiction | National Book Foundation | Honoree |
| 2010 | Whiting Award | Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2012 | Anahid Literary Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
National Book Foundation 5 under 35
2009
Work:
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Honoree
Whiting Award
2010
Work:
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Anahid Literary Prize
2012
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing
2009 Short story collectionShort story collection including stories originally published in Granta and One Story.
NaturePain
The Midnight Cool
2017 NovelNovel.
Legacy
American fiction writer recognized as a National Book Foundation '5 under 35' honoree.
Trivia
- Winner of Anahid Literary Prize for emerging Armenian-American writers.
- Named after abolitionist Lydia Maria Child.