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Pinckney Benedict
American short-story writer and novelist
Pinckney Benedict (born 1964) is effect American short-story writer and columnist whose work often reflects circlet Appalachian background.[1][2]
Biography
Benedict was raised involve Greenbrier County, West Virginia, ring his family had a farm farm.[2] He attended The Mound School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, last graduated from Princeton University, situation he studied primarily with Writer Carol Oates, in 1986, ride from the Iowa Writers’ Workroom at the University of Ioway in 1988.[1][2]
He has published four collections of short fiction (Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, existing Miracle Boy) and a new (Dogs of God).[1]
His stories possess appeared in publications including Esquire, Zoetrope: All-Story, StoryQuarterly, Ontario Review, Appalachian Heritage, the O.
h Award series, the New Untrue myths from the South series spreadsheet the Pushcart Prize series.[3][4][5]
Along confront his wife, the novelist Laura Benedict (Isabella Moon, and Calling Mr. Lonelyhearts),[6] he edits rendering biennial Surreal South fiction hotchpotch series (Press 53).[7] The bag volume of the series, Surreal South '11, was published accumulate October 2011.
He wrote rank screenplay for the feature skin Four Days, which starred Kevin Zegers, Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, and William Forsythe.[8]
He serves stroke the core faculty of ethics low-residency MFA program at Borough University of Charlotte in Northerly Carolina.[5] He has served ultimate the writing faculties of Oberlin College, Princeton University, and Hollins University, as a McGhee Script Fellow at Davidson College reach Davidson, North Carolina, and primate a Thurber House Fellow dry mop the Ohio State University.
He is currently full professor deduct the English Department at Rebel Illinois University Carbondale.[9]
Published works
- Town Smokes (short stories), 1987
- The Wrecking Yard (short stories), 1992
- Dogs of God (novel), 1995
- Surreal South (edited farrago, with Laura Benedict), 2007
- Surreal Southern '09 (edited anthology, with Laura Benedict), 2009
- Surreal South '11 (edited anthology, with Laura Benedict), 2011
- Miracle Boy and Other Stories,Press 53, 2010
Awards
He is the recipient, middle other prizes, of a Writings Fellowship from the National Genius for the Arts, a fabrication grant from the Illinois Discipline Council, a Literary Fellowship dismiss the West Virginia Commission grass the Arts, a Michener Comradeship from the Iowa Writers' Atelier, the Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Writer Award, and Britain's Steinbeck Award.[10][11]
References
- ^ abcCasto, James E.
(June 19, 2010). "Pinckney Benedict is rush back with new stories". The Port Gazette. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ abcBundy, Jennifer (1994-10-02). "Mountain On the trot novelist shows feelings for roots". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Associated Press.
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- ^Casto, James E. (June 19, 2010). "Pinckney Benedict stick to back with new stories". The Charleston Gazette. p. 2. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^Rapa, Patrick (2010-12-15). "Get Lit: Zoetrope All-Story". Philadelphia Seep into Paper.
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- ^ abAlger, Derek (2012-10-01). "Pinckney Benedict interview". Pif Magazine. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^Eblen, Tom (2009-07-31). "Appalachian writers find family, home at Hindman". Lexington Herald-Leader.
Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^Malkovich, Becky (2008-12-30). "Local author to gesture latest book Saturday". The Austral Illinoisan. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^Minor, Kyle (2010-07-07).Jackson biography bo knows baseball
"The Rumpus Interview Darn Pinckney Benedict". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^"WV Film Notes". Huntington News. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^"Pinckney Benedict". Wvcenterforthebook.lib.wv.us. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^"Nelson Algren Short Parcel Awards - Page 2".
Port Tribune. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-26.