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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

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

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 collection

A 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 fiction

A 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 story

A 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.