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词条 Peter Grandbois
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Writing

  3. Awards

  4. Bibliography

     Novels  Novella collections  Memoir  Short story collections  Poetry  Plays  Translations 

  5. References

  6. External links

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Peter Grandbois (April 3, 1964) is an American writer, editor, academic, and fencing coach

Biography

Peter Grandbois received a B.A. from the University of Colorado—Boulder (1986, cum laude), an MA from the University of Colorado—Boulder (1991), an MFA from Bennington College (2003), and a PhD from the University of Denver (2006). He was an assistant professor at Sacramento State University for four years before taking a position at Denison University[1] in 2010 where he is currently a professor of creative writing and contemporary literature. He is the Poetry Editor for Boulevard magazine.

He is also the head coach of the Denison University Fencing Team.[2] They compete in the Midwest Fencing Conference.

Writing

Known for his work in all four genres, Grandbois is the author of three novels, two memoirs, a collection of short stories, three novella collections or "double monster features," a poetry collection, and several plays produced in New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Columbus. His poems, short stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including: Boulevard, The Denver Quarterly, Failbetter,[3] Gargoyle, The Gettysburg Review, The Kenyon Review, The Mississippi Review-Online,[4] Necessary Fiction,[5] Post Road, New Orleans Review, The Normal School, North Dakota Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Rain Taxi, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Word Riot,[6] and Zone 3.

His first novel, The Gravedigger, has been translated into Polish and is currently under contract to be filmed in Mexico.[7]

Awards

  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2018 for "Passion," which first appeared in Mount Hope[8]
  • Honorable Mention for the 2017 Foreword INDIES in the Poetry category for This House That[9]
  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2017 for "Honor," which first appeared in the North Dakota Quarterly.[10]
  • The Woman Who Was Me, nominated for five New York Innovative Theatre Awards, including: Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play and Outstanding Solo Performance, 2017[11]
  • Winner of the Brighthorse Books Poetry Prize, 2016 for This House That[12]
  • Silver Medal for the 2015 Foreword IndieFab Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[13] in the Fantasy category for The Girl on the Swing and At Night in Crumbling Voices[14]
  • Ohio Arts Council Award, 2015
  • Honorable Mention in Best American Horror, volume 7, ed. by Ellen Datlow, for "The Stability of Large Systems," 2015[15]
  • Honorable Mention for the 2014 Foreword IndieFab Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[13] in the Fantasy category for The Glob Who Girdled Granville and The Secret Lives of Actors[16]
  • Winner of the Neil Labute New Theatre Festival, St. Louis, 2013
  • Finalist for the 2013 Foreword Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[17][13] in the Short Stories category for Domestic Disturbances[18]
  • Gold Medal for the 2011 Foreword Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[17][13] in the Literary Fiction category for Nahoonkara[19]
  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2011 for "Driving to Puerto Rico," which first appeared in The Potomac Review.[20]
  • Honorable Mention, the Pushcart Prize 2007 for "All or Nothing at the Faberge," which first appeared in Post Road.
  • Selected for the Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writer's Program" in 2006 for The Gravedigger.[21]

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Gravedigger (Chronicle books, 2006)
  • Nahoonkara (Etruscan Press, 2011)
  • half-burnt (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019)

Novella collections

  • Wait Your Turn and The Stability of Large Systems (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2014)
  • The Glob Who Girdled Granville and The Secret Lives of Actors (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2014)
  • The Girl on the Swing and At Night in Crumbling Voices (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2015)

Memoir

  • The Arsenic Lobster: A Hybrid Memoir (Spuyten Duyvil, 2009)
  • Kissing the Lobster (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018)

Short story collections

  • Domestic Disturbances (Subito Press, 2013)

Poetry

  • This House That (Brighthorse Books, 2017)

Plays

  • Mutual Consent--cowritten with Nancy Bell (California Repertory Theatre, Long Beach, CA, 2016[22]
  • The Woman Who Was Me (New York, United Solo Theatre Festival, 2014;[23] United Solo Theatre Festival, 2015,[24] Naropa University, Boulder, CO, 2016,[25] and Theatre Lab, New York: 2017 [26])
  • "Present Tense"—a One Act—cowritten with Nancy Bell (St. Louis Actor's Studio, Neil Labute Festival, 2013;[27] The Best of the Neil Labute New Theatre Festival, 59E59 Theatre in New York, 2016[28])

Translations

  • San Juan: Memoir of a City, by Edgardo Rodriguez Julia (University of Wisconsin, 2007)

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/english/peter_grandbois.html| title=DENISON UNIVERSITY FACULTY WEB PAGE|publisher=Denison University| accessdate=May 16, 2012}}
2. ^https://denisonfencing.org/coach/
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.failbetter.com/35/GrandboisDusting.php?sxnSrc=rcfxn| title=FAILBETTER MAGAZINE|publisher= Failbetter| accessdate=June 1, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://blipmagazine.net/backissues/2010/Vol16No1-Jan10/1601-010910-GrandboisP.html| title=BLIP MAGAZINE ARCHIVES|publisher= BLIP Magazine| accessdate=June 1, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://necessaryfiction.com/writerinres/SchoolBusANovella| title=NECESSARY FICTION|publisher= Necessary Fiction| accessdate=June 1, 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wordriot.org/archives/2681| title=WORD RIOT|publisher= Word Riot| accessdate=June 1, 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mertin-litag.de/| title=MERTIN LITERARY AGENCY |accessdate=2012-05-16}}
8. ^https://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-2018-%C2%AE/dp/0544817346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537540070&sr=1-1&keywords=best+american+essays+2018/
9. ^{{cite web |title=2017 Foreword INDIES Winners in Poetry (Adult Nonfiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2017/poetry/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
10. ^https://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-2017-%C2%AE/dp/0544817338/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506817916&sr=1-1&keywords=best+american+essays+2017
11. ^http://broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Nominees-Announced-for-the-2017-Innovative-Theatre-Awards-Full-List-20170726
12. ^https://www.brighthorsebooks.com/news-and-events
13. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Foreword Book of the Year Submission Open |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/marketing/issue/985209/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018}}
14. ^{{cite web |title=2015 Foreword INDIES Winners in Fantasy (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2015/fantasy/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
15. ^https://ellendatlow.com/2015/09/21/full-rec-list-best-horror-of-the-year-volume-seven-a-l/
16. ^{{cite web |title=2014 Foreword INDIES Winners in Fantasy (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2014/fantasy/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
17. ^1 {{cite web |title=Foreword Reviews reboots for consumers |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/rebranding2014/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
18. ^{{cite web |title=2013 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Short Stories (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2013/short-stories/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
19. ^{{cite web |title=2011 Foreword INDIES Winners in Literary (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2011/literary/ |publisher=Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hmh/bestamerican/essaysbookdetails| title=BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS NOTABLE ESSAYS 2011|publisher=Houghton Mifflin| accessdate=May 16, 2012}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gravedigger-peter-grandbois/1100312473?ean=9780811870702| title=BARNES AND NOBLE DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS|publisher=Barnes and Noble| accessdate=May 16, 2012}}
22. ^http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/55166-2/
23. ^http://unitedsolo.org/us/2014-thewomanwhowasme/
24. ^http://unitedsolo.org/us/thewoman-2015/
25. ^https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-woman-who-was-me-tickets-21067048108
26. ^http://theaterlabnyc.com/events/the-woman-who-was-me-2/
27. ^http://stlas.org/seasons/season-6/labute-new-theater-festival-2013/
28. ^http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=230

External links

  • Interview (2015) with Peter Grandbois in Midwestern Gothic
  • Interview (2016) with Peter Grandbois in The Penmen Review of Southern New Hampshire University
  • Interview (2017) Playwright interview with Adam Szymkowicz
  • Interview (2017) Hollywood Soapbox Interview
  • [https://medium.com/bethel-editing/writing-is-not-just-for-dead-geniuses-82b026a057/ Interview (2018) with Deanna Benyo]
  • [https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-the-fencing-strip-margot-singer-interviews-peter-grandbois/ Interview (2018) Los Angeles Review of Books Interview with Margot Singer]
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