Elizabeth Poliner, associate professor of English and creative writing at Hollins and director of the 杰克逊创意写作中心, has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 Nelson Algren Literary Award, presented by the 芝加哥论坛报.
波利纳因短篇小说《萨贝尔》而获奖。 She will receive a $750 cash prize and her work is featured on the 论坛报’s website.
Named in honor of the American author best known for his National Book Award-winning 1949 novel, 《金臂人, the Nelson Algren Literary Award is a 赌球在线ally recognized contest for original short fiction. 该比赛自1981年以来每年举行一次,今年收到了3000多份参赛作品。 It was judged by Jennifer Acker, founder of 常见的, an online literary magazine; Mona Simpson, who won the 芝加哥论坛报 Heartland Prize in 2001; 以及两次获得心脏地带奖的简·斯迈利。
Poliner is the author of the novel, 就像呼吸一样贴近我们, winner of the 2017 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in Fiction, finalist for the Harold Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction, and an Amazon Best Book of 2016. She is also the author of a story collection, 互助人寿保险, and a volume of poetry, 掌握你所知道的一切. Her stories have appeared in 密歇根季刊, 凯尼恩评论, 常见的, 科罗拉多州的审查, and TriQuarterly, among other journals. 自2008年以来,她一直是霍林斯学院的一员,教授美术硕士和本科创意写作课程。
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