Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
Paul Rawlins
ポール・ロウリンズ
Pōru Rourinzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Salt Lake City, Utah
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, editor
- Active Years
- 1989-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | — | Department of English | BA | 1985–1989 | United States |
| Brigham Young University | — | Department of English | MA | 1990–1992 | United States |
Brigham Young University
Department of English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1985–1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Brigham Young University
Department of English
Degree:
MA
Period:
1990–1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Master's thesis / creative work published
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PRISM International Short Fiction Award | — | — | PRISM International (University of British Columbia / journal) | winner |
| — | Utah Arts Council Award | — | — | Utah Arts Council | winner |
| — | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | No lie like love: stories | — | University of Georgia Press | winner |
PRISM International Short Fiction Award
Organization:
PRISM International (University of British Columbia / journal)
Result:
winner
Utah Arts Council Award
Organization:
Utah Arts Council
Result:
winner
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
Work:
No lie like love: stories
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No lie like love: stories
1996 short story collectionA collection of short stories focusing on relationships, memory, and faith, with attentive portrayals of characters' inner lives and everyday emotions.
relationshipsmemoryfaithidentity
The matter of these hours
1992 MA thesis / short fictionA work produced during his MA at Brigham Young University, likely containing early short fiction and related scholarship.
early workshort fiction
"This is Just a Little Creepy" (Ancestry Magazine)
2006 magazine short storyA short story published in Ancestry Magazine; details available in the magazine issue.
Bibliography
- No lie like love: stories. University of Georgia Press, 1996.
- The matter of these hours. Brigham Young University Dept. of English, 1992.
- "This is Just a Little Creepy". Ancestry Magazine, Sep–Oct 2006.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, character-driven proserealist depiction of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- intersection of faith and everyday lifefamily and relationshipsmemory and regret
Legacy
A recognized short fiction writer who has received several awards. A Brigham Young University alumnus, he has been active based in Utah.
Trivia
- Graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA (1989) and an MA (1992).
- Worked in inventory and other jobs early on before becoming a writer and editor.