Lannan Literary Awards
4 appearances
Scott Russell Sanders
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Scott Russell Sanders
Aliases:
Scott Sanders
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-10-26 （Memphis, Tennessee）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Memphis, Tennessee (birth) → Bloomington, Indiana (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1971-2009
- Affiliations
- Indiana University, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lannan Literary Award (Nonfiction) | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2000 | John Burroughs Natural History Essay Award | — | — | John Burroughs Association | 受賞 |
| — | Indiana Authors Award (National Winner) | — | — | Indiana Authors Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Mark Twain Award | — | — | Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature | 受賞 |
| — | Frederic Bachman Lieber Award for Distinguished Teaching | — | — | Indiana University | 受賞 |
| — | Marshall Scholarship | — | — | Marshall Scholarship Program | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Associated Writers and Writing Programs Award in Creative Nonfiction | — | — | AWP (Associated Writers and Writing Programs) | 受賞 |
| — | Ohioana Book Award (for Staying Put) | Staying Put | — | Ohioana Library Association | 受賞 |
Lannan Literary Award (Nonfiction)
1995
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
John Burroughs Natural History Essay Award
2000
Organization:
John Burroughs Association
Result:
受賞
Indiana Authors Award (National Winner)
Organization:
Indiana Authors Awards
Result:
受賞
Mark Twain Award
Organization:
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
Result:
受賞
Frederic Bachman Lieber Award for Distinguished Teaching
Organization:
Indiana University
Result:
受賞
Marshall Scholarship
Organization:
Marshall Scholarship Program
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Associated Writers and Writing Programs Award in Creative Nonfiction
Organization:
AWP (Associated Writers and Writing Programs)
Result:
受賞
Ohioana Book Award (for Staying Put)
Work:
Staying Put
Organization:
Ohioana Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Terrarium
1985 NovelAn early novel by Sanders. Detailed page information not available.
human relationshipsenvironment
Bad Man Ballad
1986 NovelA novel with elements of western motifs and narrative storytelling.
violencemoralitysense of place
The Invisible Company
1989 NovelA novel from the late 1980s. Detailed information is limited.
communitymemory
Divine Animal
2014 NovelA more recent novel exploring relationships between animals and humans.
natureanimal ethics
Wilderness Plots
1983 Short story collectionAn early short story collection featuring motifs of nature and land.
naturesense of place
Writing from the Center
1995 Essays / Creative nonfictionA collection of essays on writing addressing craft, ethics, and sense of place.
craftethicssense of place
Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World
1993 Essays / NonfictionAn essay collection about home and rootedness; recipient of the Ohioana Book Award.
placefamilyland ethics
A Conservationist Manifesto
2009 Essays / Environmental thoughtA short collection of essays arguing for conservation and human responsibility.
conservationethics
Earth Works: Selected Essays
2012 Selected essaysA selection of essays on environment, philosophy, and personal recollection.
naturememoirethics
Bibliography
- Terrarium (1985)
- Wilderness Plots (1983)
- Fetching the Dead (1984)
- Bad Man Ballad (1986)
- The Engineer of Beasts (1986)
- The Invisible Company (1989)
- Hear the Wind Blow (children's book, 1985)
- Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World (1993)
- Writing from the Center (1995)
- Hunting for Hope: A Father's Journeys (1998)
- The Country of Language (1999)
- The Force of Spirit (2000)
- A Private History of Awe (2006)
- A Conservationist Manifesto (2009)
- Earth Works: Selected Essays (2012)
- Stone Country: Then and Now (2017)
- The Way of Imagination: Essays (2020)
- Dancing in Dreamtime (short stories, 2016)
- Small Marvels: Stories (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, prose-based essay styleclear ethical perspective grounded in natural observation
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and landscapehome and rootednessmoral and ethical reflection
Legacy
Scott Russell Sanders is highly regarded for his personal essays and environmental ethics writing, and has influenced students and writers through his long career as an educator. His place- and nature-centered works are frequently cited in conservation literature and creative writing instruction.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Archives
- Indiana University Lilly Library (Scott Russell Sanders manuscripts and papers)
- Indiana University Archives (teaching and faculty files)
Trivia
- Taught at Indiana University from 1971 to 2009.
- Received the Lannan Literary Award in 1995.
- Received the John Burroughs Natural History Essay Award in 2000.
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.
- Married to Ruth (a biochemist); two children, Eva and Jesse.
- Official website: scottrussellsanders.com