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Philip F. Deaver

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Philip F. Deaver

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-08-14 （Chicago, Illinois, USA）
Died
2018-04-29 （Orlando, Florida, USA） age 71
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Tuscola, Illinois (grew up) → Chicago, Illinois (birthplace) → Frankfurt, Germany (stationed during military service) → Indianapolis, Indiana (worked in Model Cities program) → Winter Park, Florida (Rollins College)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, English professor, Writer-in-residence
Active Years
1968-2018
Affiliations
Rollins College, Spalding University

Education

Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
College of Arts and Sciences / English Literature
Degree: Bachelor's
Country: United States
Majored in English literature
Ball State University
College of Education / Education
Degree: Master's (Education)
Country: United States
Received Charles Stewart Mott Fellowships resulting in master's degree
University of Virginia
Graduate School / Education (study of community education)
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: United States
Dissertation: A study of community education process through an analysis of the work of Paul Goodman (1978)

Awards

Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1988
Work: Silent Retreats (short story collection)
Organization: University of Georgia Press
Result: 受賞
Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards (appearance)
1988
Work: Arcola Girls (short story)
Organization: O. Henry Awards editors
Result: 選出
Best American Short Stories (citation)
1995
Work: Forty Martyrs (short story)
Organization: Best American Short Stories editors
Result: 選出
Pushcart Prize (citation)
1995
Work: The Underlife (short story)
Organization: Pushcart Press
Result: 選出
The Writer's Almanac (selected/featured)
2005
Work: Poems "The Worrier's Guild" and "Flying"
Organization: The Writer's Almanac (Garrison Keillor)
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Silent Retreats

1988 Short fiction (short story collection)

A collection of short stories that sensitively depict small-town life and interior lives of characters. Many pieces explore themes of faith, family, and memory.

Small-town lifeFaith and doubtFamily relationshipsMemory

How Men Pray

2005 Poetry

A poetry collection exploring men's interior life and the act of praying, containing personal and religious reflections.

PrayerMasculinityIntrospection

Forty Martyrs

2016 Short fiction / short story

A short-story collection that includes the title piece; focuses on religious themes and characters' conflicts.

MartyrdomFaithMoral dilemmas

Bibliography

  • Forty Martyrs. Burrow Press. 2016.
  • How Men Pray: poems. Anhinga Press. 2005.
  • Silent Retreats. University of Georgia Press. 1988.
  • A study of community education process through an analysis of the work of Paul Goodman. University of Virginia, 1978.
  • Editor: Scoring from Second: Writers on Baseball. University of Nebraska Press. 2007.
  • Editor: The Orlando Group and Friends: A Collection of Writings and Art. Arbiter Press. 2000.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, restrained proseModern short fiction techniqueNarration focused on psychological depiction
Recurring Motifs
Faith and religious reflectionFamily and generational ruptureSmall-town settingsMemory and regret

Health

  • Retired from Rollins College for health reasons

Legacy

Philip F. Deaver was an American writer and educator known for his short fiction and poetry, recognized with the 1988 Flannery O'Connor Award among other honors. He contributed as a college teacher and left work in literary journals and anthologies.

Trivia

  • Drafted in 1969 and stationed in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Served as writer-in-residence at Rollins College but retired for health reasons.
  • Won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 1988 for Silent Retreats.
  • Work appeared in literary magazines including New England Review, Kenyon Review, and Florida Review.