Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2015) Winner
Rivka Galchen
リヴカ・ガルチェン
Rivka Galchen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-04-19 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canadian, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto, Canada → Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, The New Yorker
- Nominations
- 2008 Governor General's Award finalist, 2008 Canadian Writers' Trust Fiction Prize finalist, 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, 2021 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | Unknown | AB | — | USA |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | — | School of Medicine | MD | — | USA |
| Columbia University | — | School of the Arts | MFA | — | USA |
Princeton University
Unknown
Degree:
AB
Country:
USA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine
Degree:
MD
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
USA
Columbia University
School of the Arts
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
USA
Robert Bingham Fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | William J. Saroyan International Prize for Fiction | Atmospheric Disturbances | Fiction | Stanford Bookstore | winner |
| 2006 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | winner |
| 2014 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | American Innovations | Short Fiction | The Writers' Union of Canada | winner |
| 2015 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
William J. Saroyan International Prize for Fiction
2008
Work:
Atmospheric Disturbances
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Stanford Bookstore
Result:
winner
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2006
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
winner
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2014
Work:
American Innovations
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
The Writers' Union of Canada
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2015
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Atmospheric Disturbances
2008 NovelA psychiatrist grapples with his wife's sudden disappearance and questions the boundaries of reality and delusion.
Reality vs. delusionMental illnessMeteorology
American Innovations
2014 Short story collectionStories that reimagine classic short stories by switching the narrator to female and altering elements.
GenderAbsurdity of everyday lifeInnovation
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
2021 NovelA historical novel about witch hunts in 17th-century Europe.
Witch huntsFalse accusationsFamily
Little Labors
2016 EssaysEssays about motherhood.
MotherhoodParenting
Rat Rule 79
2019 Children's bookA story for children.
FriendshipScience
Bibliography
- Atmospheric Disturbances (2008)
- American Innovations (2014)
- Little Labors (2016)
- Rat Rule 79 (2019)
- Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousIntellectualInnovative narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersection of science and fictionGender reversalsStrangeness of the everyday
Legacy
Canadian-born American writer known for intellectually playful novels and short stories. Staff writer at The New Yorker.
Trivia
- Father was meteorology professor Tzvi Gal-chen.
- Holds an MD but pursued writing career.