Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2 appearances
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Edition 23 (2013) Nominee
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Edition 25 (2015) Nominee
Roxana Robinson
ロクサーナ・ロビンソン
Rokuxana Robinson
Aliases:
Roxana Barry
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-11-30 （Pine Mountain, Kentucky）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Hope, Pennsylvania (raised) → New York, Maine, Connecticut
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Biographer, Art critic, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Authors Guild (president), PEN American Center (trustee)
- Memberships
- Authors Guild, PEN America
- Nominations
- International Dublin Literary Award longlist (Cost), Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Friends School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| The Shipley School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Bennington College | — | Writing | — | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | English literature | B.A. | — | United States |
Buckingham Friends School
Country:
United States
High school
The Shipley School
Country:
United States
High school
Bennington College
Writing
Country:
United States
Studied with Bernard Malamud
University of Michigan
English literature
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
B.A. in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Maine Fiction Award | Cost | Fiction | — | Winner |
| — | Literary Lion | — | — | New York Public Library | Winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Winner |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Winner |
Maine Fiction Award
2008
Work:
Cost
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Winner
Literary Lion
Organization:
New York Public Library
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cost
2008 NovelA novel exploring familial bonds and fault lines, dealing with Alzheimer's and heroin addiction.
FamilyAlzheimer'sDrug addiction
Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life
1989 Biography 572 pagesBiography of painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
American artFemale artist
Sparta
2013 NovelA novel about a veteran's PTSD.
WarPTSD
Dawson's Fall
2019 NovelFamily drama set after the Civil War.
FamilyHistory
Leaving
2024 NovelBibliography
- Summer Light (1987), This is My Daughter (1999), Sweetwater (2003), Cost (2008), Sparta (2013), Dawson's Fall (2019), Leaving (2024), A Glimpse of Scarlet (1991), Asking for Love (1996), A Perfect Stranger (2007), Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life (1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Explores complexity of familial bondsSkilled in both novels and short stories
- Recurring Motifs
- Familial fault linesEnvironmental concernsAmerican art
Legacy
Acclaimed American novelist known for exploring familial bonds. President of Authors Guild.
Quotes
-
Writing a story is like doing a cliff dive...
Source: The New York Times (2011)
Trivia
- Great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher