Whiting Awards
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Edition 6 (1990) Winner
Yannick Murphy
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Yannick Murphy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- :null （Unknown）
- Died
- :null （Unknown）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Greenwich Village, New York → California → Vermont
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1987-2014
- Influenced By
- Gordon Lish
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire College | — | Unknown | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | — | English | MA | — | United States |
Hampshire College
Unknown
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
New York University
English
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Studied with Gordon Lish
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Whiting Award | — | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award | The Call | — | PEN New England | 受賞 |
| — | Chesterfield Screenwriting award | — | — | Chesterfield | 受賞 |
| — | MacDowell Colony fellowship | — | — | MacDowell Colony | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
1990
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
1988
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award
2012
Work:
The Call
Organization:
PEN New England
Result:
受賞
Chesterfield Screenwriting award
Organization:
Chesterfield
Result:
受賞
MacDowell Colony fellowship
Organization:
MacDowell Colony
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Call
2011 NovelA novel based on her husband's life as a large animal veterinarian.
veterinarianfamily
Signed, Mata Hari
2007 NovelA novel about Mata Hari.
spyhistory
This Is The Water
2014 NovelStory of women at a poolside.
womensecrets
Bibliography
- Stories in Another Language (1987)
- The Sea of Trees (1997)
- Here They Come (2007)
- Signed, Mata Hari (2007)
- In a Bear's Eye (2008)
- The Call (2011)
- This Is The Water (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- innovative style
- Recurring Motifs
- natureanimals
Legacy
American novelist and short story writer recipient of several awards.
Trivia
- Her husband is a horse doctor.
- PEN award-winning novel The Call is based on her husband's life.