Whiting Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (2005) Winner
Seth Kantner
セス・カントナー
Seth Kantner
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- Unknown
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Kotzebue, Alaska
Career
- Occupations
- writer, photographer, trapper, fisherman, mechanic, igloo-builder
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Montana | — | Journalism | — | — | United States |
University of Alaska
Country:
United States
University of Montana
Journalism
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Whiting Award | nonfiction | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| 2017 | Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant | A Thousand Trails Home | — | Whiting Foundation | grantee |
Whiting Award
2005
Work:
nonfiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
2017
Work:
A Thousand Trails Home
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
grantee
Awards & Nominations
National Outdoor Book Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ordinary Wolves
2004 novelThe story of Cutuk, a boy who, like the author, was raised and home-schooled in a sod igloo on the Alaskan tundra.
Alaskan tundrawildlifefamily
Shopping for Porcupine
2009 memoirA memoir by the author.
Alaskan lifenature
A Thousand Trails Home
nonfictionA book about Alaskan wilderness and life.
wildernesstracking
Legacy
An American writer known for his works set in Alaska, winner of the Whiting Award.