American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2008) Winner
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
マリア・マッツィオッティ・ギラン
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-03-12 （Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Paterson, New Jersey → Hawthorne, New Jersey → Binghamton, New York (work/residence history)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor, editor, author
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College (founder & executive director), Paterson Literary Review (editor), Binghamton University (SUNY) (director of creative writing program / professor)
- Memberships
- Immagine & Poesia (Honour Committee)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside High School | — | — | — | 1950年代 | United States |
| Seton Hall University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | — | Literature | MA | — | United States |
| Drew University (enrolled) | — | — | — | 1977-1980 | United States |
Eastside High School
Period:
1950年代
Country:
United States
Graduate of Paterson public schools
Seton Hall University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
New York University
Literature
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
MA in literature
Drew University (enrolled)
Period:
1977-1980
Country:
United States
Enrolled in a Ph.D. program 1977–1980 (enrollment noted)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
| 2008 | American Book Award | All That Lies Between Us | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Endeavor | — | — | Binghamton University | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Sheila Motton Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | AWP George Garrett Award | — | — | Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) | 受賞 |
Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award
2011
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
2008
Work:
All That Lies Between Us
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Endeavor
2008
Organization:
Binghamton University
Result:
受賞
Sheila Motton Award
2008
Result:
受賞
AWP George Garrett Award
2014
Organization:
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
All That Lies Between Us
2007 PoetryA collection of poems centered on family, memory, and the Italian-American experience, interweaving personal history with community narratives.
familymemoryethnicitycommunity
What We Pass On: Collected Poems 1980-2009
2010 Poetry (Collected Poems)A collected volume of poems from 1980 to 2009, summarizing decades of poetic work.
retrospectiveinheritancepersonal history
The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets
2014 Poetry (with watercolor artwork)A collection combining poetry with the author's watercolor artwork, where personal memories and visual elements intertwine with the poems.
memoryvisual artwomen's experience
The Place I Call Home
2012 PoetryA poetry collection themed around home and belonging, with poetic depictions of life in Paterson and New Jersey.
homesense of placeidentity
Paterson Light and Shadow
2017 PoetryA set of poems focused on Paterson, illuminating the city's memories and the stories of its inhabitants.
urban lifememorylocal community
Bibliography
- The Weather of Old Seasons
- Where I Come From
- Things My Mother Told Me
- Italian Women in Black Dresses
- Maria Mazziotti Gillan: Greatest Hits 1975-2002
- Talismans/Talismani
- All That Lies Between Us
- What We Pass On: Collected Poems 1980-2009
- The Place I Call Home
- Ancestors' Song
- The Silence in an Empty House
- The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets
- Paterson Light and Shadow
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, conversational poetic voicedirect depiction of Italian-American community life and memory
- Recurring Motifs
- family and motherhoodimmigrant memorylandscapes of Paterson (home)food and tradition
Legacy
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is a poet who has articulated the Italian-American experience in her work. She founded the Poetry Center in Paterson and edited the Paterson Literary Review, contributing to local literary life and mentoring younger writers. She has published numerous collections and received multiple awards.
Academic Societies
- Immagine & Poesia (Honour Committee)
Archives
- Monsignor William Noe Field Archives at Seton Hall University (Papers of Maria Mazziotti Gillan)
Trivia
- Founded the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in 1980.
- Served as editor of the Paterson Literary Review.
- Co-edited several anthologies with her daughter Jennifer.
- Has published approximately 22 books.