Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1989) Winner
Natalie Kusz
ナタリー・クズ
Natalie Kusz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Memoirist
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Eastern Washington University, Harvard University, Bethel College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | — | — | B.A., M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Degree:
B.A., M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 1999 | Radcliffe Bunting Institute fellowship | — | — | Radcliffe College | Fellow |
| 1995 | National Endowment for the Arts fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellow |
Whiting Award
1989
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Radcliffe Bunting Institute fellowship
1999
Organization:
Radcliffe College
Result:
Fellow
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
1995
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Road Song
1990 MemoirA memoir of the author's sufferings in her first 27 years and an affirmation of family love.
family lovetriumph of the human spirit
Bibliography
- Road Song
- Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology (On Being Invisible)
- The Best American Essays
- Unleashed: Poems by Writers' Dogs (Retired Greyhound II)
- The American Voice Anthology of Poetry (Persistent Heat)
- The Pushcart Prize XV
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calmreflective
- Recurring Motifs
- family love
Legacy
American memoirist known for winning the Whiting Award and fellowships; teaches at Eastern Washington University.
Quotes
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The author of this memoir has suffered so much in her 27 years that writing about it involved a risk. "Road Song" could have been a saccharine tract about the triumph of the human spirit or such a painful tale that even reading it would hurt. Instead it's a calm, reflective affirmation of family love.
Source: The New York Times (1990)