Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1987) Winner
Melissa Pritchard
メリッサ・プリチャード
Melissa Pritchard
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-12-12 （San Mateo, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Mateo, California → Burlingame, California → Menlo Park, California → Evanston, Illinois → Taos, New Mexico → Tempe, Arizona
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, novelist, essayist, journalist, professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | Comparative Religions | B.A. | 1966-1970 | United States |
| Vermont College | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | M.F.A. | 1993-1995 | United States |
University of California, Santa Barbara
Comparative Religions
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1966-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Vermont College
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Period:
1993-1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Spirit Seizures | — | University of Georgia Press | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Carl Sandburg Literary Award | Spirit Seizures | — | Carl Sandburg Award (organization) | 受賞 |
| 1984 | O. Henry Award | A Private Landscape | — | O. Henry Awards | 受賞/選出 |
| 1982 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | フェローシップ |
| 1982 | James D. Phelan Award | — | — | San Francisco Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1996 | The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | The Instinct for Bliss | — | University of Rochester | 受賞/選出 |
| 1996 | Pushcart Prize | The Instinct for Bliss | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award | Selene of the Spirits | — | Barnes & Noble | 受賞 |
| 1987 | New York Times Notable Book | Spirit Seizures | — | The New York Times | 選出 |
| 1998 | Howard Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Brown University | フェローシップ |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1987
Work:
Spirit Seizures
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
受賞
Carl Sandburg Literary Award
1988
Work:
Spirit Seizures
Organization:
Carl Sandburg Award (organization)
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
1984
Work:
A Private Landscape
Organization:
O. Henry Awards
Result:
受賞/選出
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1982
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
James D. Phelan Award
1982
Organization:
San Francisco Foundation
Result:
受賞
The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
1996
Work:
The Instinct for Bliss
Organization:
University of Rochester
Result:
受賞/選出
Pushcart Prize
1996
Work:
The Instinct for Bliss
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
1998
Work:
Selene of the Spirits
Organization:
Barnes & Noble
Result:
受賞
New York Times Notable Book
1987
Work:
Spirit Seizures
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
選出
Howard Foundation Fellowship
1998
Organization:
Brown University
Result:
フェローシップ
Awards & Nominations
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
Spirit Seizures
1987 Short story collectionA debut short story collection exploring the uncanny and interior lives; several stories won awards and brought critical attention.
the uncannyinterior lifefamily and loss
Translations
- Ataques Espirituales (Spanish translation)
- Un Paesaggio Solo Mio (Italian translation)
The Instinct for Bliss
1995 Short story collectionA collection of lyrical, sometimes experimental stories that drew critical notice and media praise.
desire and lossfemale experience
Phoenix
1991 NovelA novel about rebirth and personal transformation.
rebirthpersonal transformation
Translations
- Phoenix (Italian translation edition)
Selene of the Spirits
1998 NovelA novel with mythic and fantastical elements, considered a significant work in her oeuvre.
mythwomen's stories
Late Bloomer
2004 NovelA novel about middle age and late-blooming lives; received strong reviews in several outlets.
middle agegrowth and change
Palmerino
2014 NovelA more recent novel notable for detailed characterization and vivid imagery.
memoryfamily
The Odditorium
2012 Short story collectionA collection of eccentric and varied stories that attracted attention in several media outlets.
the strangeintersections of the mundane and uncanny
Disappearing Ingenue: The Misadventures of Eleanor Stoddard
2002 Short fiction/novellaStories centered on the character Eleanor Stoddard; selected for NPR's Summer Reading List.
identitywomen's lives
Bibliography
- Spirit Seizures, 1987
- Phoenix, 1991
- The Instinct for Bliss, 1995
- Selene of the Spirits, 1998
- Disappearing Ingenue, 2002
- Late Bloomer, 2004
- The Odditorium, 2012
- Palmerino, 2014
- Devotedly Virginia: The Life of Virginia Galvin Piper, 2008
- A Solemn Pleasure: The Art of the Essay, 2015
Translations of Works
- Ataques Espirituales (Spanish translation of Spirit Seizures)
- Un Paesaggio Solo Mio (Italian translation of Spirit Seizures)
- Phoenix (Italian translation/edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, poetic proseoccasional elements of the fantastic/magical realismstrong focus on interior characterization
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and rebirthwomen's experiences and identitysupernatural/mythic elements
Legacy
Melissa Pritchard is recognized for her short fiction and novels, having won multiple notable awards. She is also known as an educator and humanitarian, linking literary work with social causes such as support for Afghan women's writing.
Trivia
- Born Melissa Brown.
- Originally from San Mateo, California; has lived in Evanston, Taos, and Tempe.
- Debut collection Spirit Seizures won the Flannery O'Connor Award and the Carl Sandburg Award.
- Teaches at Arizona State University; served on the advisory board of the Afghan Women's Writing Project and founded The Ashton Goodman Fund.