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It is awarded annually to two winners for a collection of [[short stories]] or [[novella]]s. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of US$1000, and their collections are subsequently published under a standard contract. The Press occasionally selects more than two winners. |
It is awarded annually to two winners for a collection of [[short stories]] or [[novella]]s. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of US$1000, and their collections are subsequently published under a standard contract. The Press occasionally selects more than two winners. |
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On [[October 27]], [[2005]], the University of Georgia Press rescinded author [[Brad Vice]]'s Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and recalled copies of his collection ''The [[Bear Bryant]] Funeral Train.'' Vice was |
On [[October 27]], [[2005]], the University of Georgia Press rescinded author [[Brad Vice]]'s Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and recalled copies of his collection ''The [[Bear Bryant]] Funeral Train.'' Vice was found guilty by the press of [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] sections of one story from [[Carl Carmer]]'s book ''Stars Fell on Alabama'' ([[1934]])<ref>[http://www.nypress.com/18/48/news&columns/RobertClarkYoung.cfm "A Charming Plagiarist: The downfall of Brad Vice" by Robert Clark Young] ''New York Press'', Vol 18, Issue 48, November 30-Dec 6, 2005. Accessed Dec. 9, 2005.</ref> (a charge that Vice disputed).<ref>[http://www.storysouth.com/comment/2005/11/fell_in_alabama_brad_vices_tus.html Fell In Alabama: Brad Vice's Tuscaloosa Night] by Jake Adam York. ''storySouth''. Accessed November 6, 2005.</ref> Vice was later found guilty of the same charge by his employer, [[Mississippi State University]], and as a result was denied tenure and fired as a [[professor]] of [[creative writing]]. Vice then announced plans to leave Mississippi for the [[Czech Republic]]. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:20, 9 March 2007
The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual prize awarded by the University of Georgia Press named in honor of the American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor.
Established in 1983 to encourage young writers by bringing their work to the attention of readers and reviewers, it has since become a significant proving ground for newcomers.
It is awarded annually to two winners for a collection of short stories or novellas. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of US$1000, and their collections are subsequently published under a standard contract. The Press occasionally selects more than two winners.
On October 27, 2005, the University of Georgia Press rescinded author Brad Vice's Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and recalled copies of his collection The Bear Bryant Funeral Train. Vice was found guilty by the press of plagiarizing sections of one story from Carl Carmer's book Stars Fell on Alabama (1934)[1] (a charge that Vice disputed).[2] Vice was later found guilty of the same charge by his employer, Mississippi State University, and as a result was denied tenure and fired as a professor of creative writing. Vice then announced plans to leave Mississippi for the Czech Republic.
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References
- ^ "A Charming Plagiarist: The downfall of Brad Vice" by Robert Clark Young New York Press, Vol 18, Issue 48, November 30-Dec 6, 2005. Accessed Dec. 9, 2005.
- ^ Fell In Alabama: Brad Vice's Tuscaloosa Night by Jake Adam York. storySouth. Accessed November 6, 2005.
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