Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1994) Winner
Mary Swander
メアリー・スワンダー
Mearī Suwandā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-11-05 （Carroll, Iowa）
- Nationality
- United States, Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Carroll, Iowa → Inishbofin, County Galway, Ireland → Ames, Iowa
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- Iowa State University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | — | Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | — | United States |
University of Iowa
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | Literary Arts | National Endowment for the Arts | grantee |
| — | Carl Sandburg Literary Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Nation-Discovery Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | Poet Laureate of Iowa | — | — | State of Iowa | 2009-2019 |
| 2022 | Iowa Women's Hall of Fame | — | — | Iowa Department of Human Rights | inductee |
Whiting Award
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts grant
Category:
Literary Arts
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
grantee
Carl Sandburg Literary Award
Result:
winner
Nation-Discovery Award
Result:
winner
Poet Laureate of Iowa
2009
Organization:
State of Iowa
Result:
2009-2019
Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
2022
Organization:
Iowa Department of Human Rights
Result:
inductee
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Desert Pilgrim
MemoirOut of this World
MemoirHeaven-and-Earth House
PoetryDriving the Body Back
PoetrySuccession
PoetryBibliography
- The Desert Pilgrim
- Out of this World
- Heaven-and-Earth House
- Driving the Body Back
- Succession
- Dear Iowa
Legacy
American author and poet of Irish heritage. Served as Poet Laureate of Iowa from 2009 to 2019. Distinguished Professor of English at Iowa State University. Inducted into Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 2022. Founded The Iowa Literary Community.
Trivia
- Holds dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States.
- Ancestors immigrated to the United States during the Great Famine of Ireland.
- Taught for a decade on the island of Inishbofin, County Galway.
- Co-authored the musical Dear Iowa with composer Christopher Frank.
- Started a poetry website 'The Iowa Literary Community' with endowment from Iowa Arts Council.