National Outdoor Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2011) Winner
Philip Connors
フィリップ・コナーズ
Philip Connors
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Iowa, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Minnesota (raised) → Silver City, New Mexico (residence) → El Paso, Texas (residence) → New Mexico (seasonal work at Gila National Forest)
Career
- Occupations
- author, essayist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Influenced By
- Edward Abbey
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Montana | — | Journalism | — | — | United States |
University of Montana
Journalism
Country:
United States
Studied journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Outdoor Book Award (Outdoor Literature) | Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout | アウトドア文学 | National Outdoor Book Award organization | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize | Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout | グランドプライズ | Banff Mountain Book Festival | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Reading the West Book Award (best adult non-fiction) | Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout | 成人ノンフィクション（最優秀） | Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association | 受賞 |
National Outdoor Book Award (Outdoor Literature)
2011
Work:
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Category:
アウトドア文学
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Award organization
Result:
受賞
Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize
2012
Work:
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Category:
グランドプライズ
Organization:
Banff Mountain Book Festival
Result:
受賞
Reading the West Book Award (best adult non-fiction)
2012
Work:
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Category:
成人ノンフィクション（最優秀）
Organization:
Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
2011 memoir / essaysA collection of essays based on the author's summers working as a fire lookout in New Mexico's Gila National Forest. The book mixes observations of nature, solitude, wildfire, and reflections on contemporary society.
naturesolitudefirememoryenvironment
All The Wrong Places: A Life Lost and Found
2015 memoir / essaysA memoir of the author's personal wandering and professional experiences, addressing lost time and recovery.
self-discoverycity and wildernessmemoir
A Song For The River
2018 memoir / essaysA short collection of essays focused on rivers and related reflections (published by Cinco Puntos Press).
waternatural observationmemory
Bibliography
- Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
- All The Wrong Places: A Life Lost and Found
- A Song For The River
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic, observational proselyrical and quiet narration
- Recurring Motifs
- fire (wildfire)view from the lookoutloneliness and silencedetails of nature
Legacy
Fire Season received wide critical acclaim and won multiple outdoor/non-fiction awards. Connors is known for quietly questioning the intersection of nature and human society.
Trivia
- Since 2002 he has worked several months each summer as a US Forest Service fire lookout in the Gila National Forest.
- He interned at The Nation and worked for several years at the Wall Street Journal.
- Lived in Silver City, New Mexico for several years before moving to El Paso, Texas.