Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1990) Winner
Rick Hillis
リック・ヒリス
rick-hillis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Died
- 2014-10-06
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Iowa City, Iowa → Stanford, California → Oregon (academic positions) → Greencastle, Indiana (DePauw University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Short story writer, Creative writing instructor
- Active Years
- 2014
- Affiliations
- Reed College (visiting), Stanford University (faculty), Lewis & Clark College (faculty), University of Oregon (faculty), University of Iowa Summer Writers' Festival (instructor), DePauw University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saskatchewan | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
| Stanford University (Stegner Fellowship) | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Stanford University (Stegner Fellowship)
Country:
United States
Attended as a Stegner Fellow and served as a Jones Lecturer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Drue Heinz Literature Prize | Limbo River | — | University of Pittsburgh Press | 受賞 |
| — | Gerald Lampert Award | — | — | League of Canadian Poets | ファイナリスト |
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1990
Work:
Limbo River
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Result:
受賞
Gerald Lampert Award
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Limbo River
1990 Short story collectionA collection of short stories exploring borders of daily life, characters' solitude, and the relationship between memory and place.
memoryborderslonelinessregional life
The Blue Machines of Night
1988 PoetryA poetry collection using metaphors of machines to evoke night, anxiety, and reverie.
dreamsanxietymechanical imagerynight
Bibliography
- The Blue Machines of Night (poetry, 1988)
- Limbo River (short stories, 1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, precise imagerycombination of realism and symbolismquiet narrative voice in short fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and placerivers and water imagerynight and machines
Legacy
Known as a Canadian poet and short story writer who delicately depicted regional landscapes and personal memory. Also recognized as an educator who taught creative writing at several universities.
Academic Societies
- League of Canadian Poets (associated)
Trivia
- Served as a Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford University.
- Was a Chesterfield Film Writers' Fellow at Universal Studios.
- Won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize in 1990 for Limbo River.
- Died on October 6, 2014.