Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2019) Winner
Sarah Rose Etter
サラ・ローズ・エッター
Sarah Rose Etter
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2011-2023
- Nominations
- 2019 Believer Book Award finalist (The Book of X), 2019 Golden Poppy Book Award finalist (The Book of X), 2019 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award longlist (The Book of X)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Rosemont College | — | Fiction | MFA | — | United States |
Pennsylvania State University
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Rosemont College
Fiction
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Shirley Jackson Award | The Book of X | Novel | — | Winner |
Shirley Jackson Award
2019
Work:
The Book of X
Category:
Novel
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tongue Party
2011 Experimental literatureShort story collection. Winner of the 2010 Caketrain Chapbook Competition.
SurrealismDark humor
Translations
- French translation: Hommes sous verre
The Book of X
2019 Experimental literatureNovel about a young woman born with a knot in her stomach navigating a surreal landscape.
Female bodyUncanny
Ripe
2023 Experimental literatureNovel following a woman in a Silicon Valley startup, unplanned pregnancy, and a black hole companion.
Tech industryBlack hole
Bibliography
- Tongue Party (2011)
- The Book of X (2019)
- Ripe (2023)
Translations of Works
- Tongue Party → French: Hommes sous verre
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalSurrealElastic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Body horrorBlack holeSurreal landscapes
Legacy
Known for experimental fiction, winner of Shirley Jackson Award.