Dana Award
3 appearances
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Edition 26 (2006) Winner
Paula W. Peterson
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Paula W. Peterson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco, California, USA
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, author, essayist, HIV/AIDS advocate
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | English Literature | 修士（英文学） | — | United States |
Brandeis University
Country:
United States
University of Michigan
English Literature
Degree:
修士（英文学）
Country:
United States
M.A. in English Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bakeless Literary Publication Prize (Nonfiction) | Prognosis Guarded | — | Bakeless Prize | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Dana Award | — | — | Dana Award | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Bakeless Prize (collection) | Prognosis Guarded | — | Bakeless Prize | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
Bakeless Literary Publication Prize (Nonfiction)
2000
Work:
Prognosis Guarded
Organization:
Bakeless Prize
Result:
受賞
Dana Award
2006
Organization:
Dana Award
Result:
受賞
Bakeless Prize (collection)
2000
Work:
Prognosis Guarded
Organization:
Bakeless Prize
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Penitent, with roses: an HIV+ mother reflects
2001 Non-fiction / MemoirA memoir reflecting on the author's experience as an HIV+ mother, exploring family, stigma, fear and hope. Through personal narrative it examines illness, motherhood and social prejudice.
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Women in the grove
2004 Fiction (short story collection)A collection of short stories focusing on family relationships, women's experiences, and the complex emotions of people living within their communities.
womenfamilycommunityrelationships
Shelter
2008 Short story'Shelter' is a short story about protection, refuge and human relationships, delicately portraying individual vulnerabilities and empathy.
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Adaptations
Bibliography
- Penitent, with roses: an HIV+ mother reflects (2001)
- Women in the grove (2004)
- Shelter (short story, Prairie Schooner, Spring 2008)
- The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004 (anthology inclusion)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, intimate narrationrealist style with autobiographical elementsdetailed, empathetic psychological characterization
- Recurring Motifs
- motherhoodillness and caregivingstigmaurban life
Legacy
Through works addressing HIV/AIDS both personally and socially and through short fiction, she has contributed to literature about illness and women's experiences. Her advocacy work in HIV/AIDS is also noted.
Trivia
- Graduated from Brandeis University and earned an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Michigan.
- Short fiction has appeared in Carolina Quarterly, Greensboro Review, Alligator Juniper, Iowa Review, and Nimrod.
- Involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy; has written about related personal experiences.
- Work included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004.