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== Personal life == |
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Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]. After graduating, he served a [[Mormon missionaries|two-year mission]] for the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Uruguay]], where he met his wife, Karina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=2001|title=In My Life|url=http://www.mwsc.edu/eflj/mochila/index.htm|journal=The Mochila Review|volume=2|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU and received his Ph.D. from [[Ohio University]] in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a [[Fulbright fellow]], where his research included the [[Tupamaros]] revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> |
Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]. After graduating, he served a [[Mormon missionaries|two-year mission]] for the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Uruguay]], where he met his wife, Karina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=2001|title=In My Life|url=http://www.mwsc.edu/eflj/mochila/index.htm|journal=The Mochila Review|volume=2|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU and received his Ph.D. from [[Ohio University]] in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a [[Fulbright fellow]], where his research included the [[Tupamaros]] revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden {{!}} Fulbright Scholar Program|url=https://www.cies.org/grantee/patrick-madden|access-date=2020-11-13|website=www.cies.org}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
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Madden's nonfiction essays have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and [[Phillip Lopate]], for his faithful homage to [[Michel de Montaigne|Montaigne's]] legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.<ref>{{Cite |
Madden's nonfiction essays have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and [[Phillip Lopate]], for his faithful homage to [[Michel de Montaigne|Montaigne's]] legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lopate|first=Phillip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04LPDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP4&dq=%E2%80%9CPatrick+Madden+has+a+footloose,+restless,+well-stocked+mind,+sometimes+maddening+but+always+quite+interesting;+he+gleefully+demonstrates+what+Montaigne+claimed:+an+essay+is+the+best+way+to+show+that+everything+is+connected+to+everything+else.%E2%80%9D&hl=en|title=Praise for Patrick Madden's Quotidiana in: Disparates: Essays|date=2020-04-01|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|year=2020|isbn=978-1-4962-2188-9|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref> Despite originally studying physics, Madden was attracted to writing when he realized, as he says, "that I loved to think wildly, without restraint, flitting from one subject of interest to the next as the spirit moved me."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden|url=https://www.assayjournal.com/patrick-madden.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES|language=en}}</ref> |
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"[[Quotidian]]" is an important word in Madden's creative nonfiction philosophy. The word, which deals with everyday occurrences, is not only the title of his 2010 essay collection but the driving principle for Madden's writing, with his focus on small, thought-provoking events and ideas |
"[[Quotidian]]" is an important word in Madden's creative nonfiction philosophy. The word, which deals with everyday occurrences, is not only the title of his 2010 essay collection but the driving principle for Madden's writing, with his focus on small, thought-provoking events and ideas rather than dramatic or "shocking" topics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McIlvain|first=Ryan|date=6 June 2017|title=A Portrait of the Essayist as a Middle-aged Man: An Interview with Patrick Madden|url=https://prairieschooner.unl.edu/blog/portrait-essayist-middle-aged-man-interview-patrick-madden|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Prairie Schooner}}</ref> Kirkus's review of ''Disparates'' noted "these essays, which even the essayist suggests are arbitrary in their organization and inconsequential in their purpose yet contain many elements of the human condition." <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/patrick-madden/disparates/|title=DISPARATES {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref> |
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On his website, Madden manages a repository of traditional essays by famous authors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=|title=Quotidiana|url=http://essays.quotidiana.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-11|website=essays.quotidiana.org}}</ref> |
On his website, Madden manages a repository of traditional essays by famous authors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=|title=Quotidiana|url=http://essays.quotidiana.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-11|website=essays.quotidiana.org}}</ref> |
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== Awards and honors == |
== Awards and honors == |
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Madden is a three-time winner at the [[Association for Mormon Letters]] [[AML Awards|Awards]] for his essays. ''Quotidiana'' won the 2010 bronze INDIES award for essays.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Foreword INDIES Winners in Essays (Adult Nonfiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2010/essays/ |website=www.forewordreviews.com |language=en}}</ref> and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden|url=https://web.uri.edu/writing-conference/patrick-madden-2/|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Madden is a 2016 Howard Foundation fellow.<ref>{{cite web |title=George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation {{!}} Howard Foundation {{!}} Brown University |url=https://www.brown.edu/howard-foundation/george-and-eliza-gardner-howard-foundation |website=www.brown.edu}}</ref> He was featured in ''[[The Best American Essays|Best American Essays]]'' seven times.<ref name=":0" /> His books have been finalists for the CLMP Firecracker Award.<ref |
Madden is a three-time winner at the [[Association for Mormon Letters]] [[AML Awards|Awards]] for his essays. ''Quotidiana'' won the 2010 bronze INDIES award for essays.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Foreword INDIES Winners in Essays (Adult Nonfiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2010/essays/ |website=www.forewordreviews.com |language=en}}</ref> and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden|url=https://web.uri.edu/writing-conference/patrick-madden-2/|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Madden is a 2016 Howard Foundation fellow.<ref>{{cite web |title=George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation {{!}} Howard Foundation {{!}} Brown University |url=https://www.brown.edu/howard-foundation/george-and-eliza-gardner-howard-foundation |website=www.brown.edu}}</ref> He was featured in ''[[The Best American Essays|Best American Essays]]'' seven times.<ref name=":0" /> His books have been finalists for the [[Council of Literary Magazines and Presses|CLMP]] Firecracker Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Firecracker Awards Winners Archive|url=https://www.clmp.org/programs-opportunities/firecracker/firecracker-awards-winners-archive/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Community of Literary Magazines and Presses|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Madden has received the gold medal award from the [[Independent Publisher Book Awards]] twice--first in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Medalists|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/121/medalists/2016-medalists|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.ippyawards.com}}</ref> for ''After Montaigne'' and again in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 Medalists|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/125/medalists/2017-medalists|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.ippyawards.com}}</ref> for ''Sublime Physick.'' |
Madden has received the gold medal award from the [[Independent Publisher Book Awards]] twice--first in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Medalists|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/121/medalists/2016-medalists|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.ippyawards.com}}</ref> for ''After Montaigne'' and again in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 Medalists|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/125/medalists/2017-medalists|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.ippyawards.com}}</ref> for ''Sublime Physick.'' |
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Revision as of 21:20, 13 November 2020
Patrick Madden is a writer and professor at Brigham Young University and the Vermont College of Fine Arts.[1] He has published three essay collections and has essays published in many literary journals and magazines, including Fourth Genre, The Iowa Review, McSweeney's, The Normal School, River Teeth, and Southwest Review.
Personal life
Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at Notre Dame. After graduating, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay, where he met his wife, Karina.[2][3] Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU and received his Ph.D. from Ohio University in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a Fulbright fellow, where his research included the Tupamaros revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.[4][1]
Madden's nonfiction essays have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and Phillip Lopate, for his faithful homage to Montaigne's legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.[5] Despite originally studying physics, Madden was attracted to writing when he realized, as he says, "that I loved to think wildly, without restraint, flitting from one subject of interest to the next as the spirit moved me."[3]
"Quotidian" is an important word in Madden's creative nonfiction philosophy. The word, which deals with everyday occurrences, is not only the title of his 2010 essay collection but the driving principle for Madden's writing, with his focus on small, thought-provoking events and ideas rather than dramatic or "shocking" topics.[6] Kirkus's review of Disparates noted "these essays, which even the essayist suggests are arbitrary in their organization and inconsequential in their purpose yet contain many elements of the human condition." [7]
On his website, Madden manages a repository of traditional essays by famous authors.[8]
Major Publications
- Disparates (2020)
- After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays (2015) - co-edited with David Lazar
- Sublime Physick (2016)
- Quotidiana (2010)
Awards and honors
Madden is a three-time winner at the Association for Mormon Letters Awards for his essays. Quotidiana won the 2010 bronze INDIES award for essays.[9] and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award.[10] Madden is a 2016 Howard Foundation fellow.[11] He was featured in Best American Essays seven times.[1] His books have been finalists for the CLMP Firecracker Award.[12]
Madden has received the gold medal award from the Independent Publisher Book Awards twice--first in 2016[13] for After Montaigne and again in 2017[14] for Sublime Physick.
References
- ^ a b c "Patrick Madden". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Madden, Patrick (2001). "In My Life". The Mochila Review. 2.
- ^ a b "Patrick Madden". ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Patrick Madden | Fulbright Scholar Program". www.cies.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ Lopate, Phillip (2020-04-01). Praise for Patrick Madden's Quotidiana in: Disparates: Essays. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-2188-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ McIlvain, Ryan (6 June 2017). "A Portrait of the Essayist as a Middle-aged Man: An Interview with Patrick Madden". Prairie Schooner. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ DISPARATES | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Madden, Patrick. "Quotidiana". essays.quotidiana.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2010 Foreword INDIES Winners in Essays (Adult Nonfiction)". www.forewordreviews.com.
- ^ "Patrick Madden". Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation | Howard Foundation | Brown University". www.brown.edu.
- ^ "Firecracker Awards Winners Archive". Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "2016 Medalists". www.ippyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "2017 Medalists". www.ippyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.