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Kent Nelson (author)

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Kent Nelson (born 1943) is an American short story writer and poet.[1] He holds a JD from Harvard Law School.[citation needed] His 2014 collection The Spirit Bird won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize.[1][2][3] Earlier in his literary career, he was awarded a fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts.[4]

Selected bibliography

  • Nelson, Kent (1991). Language in the Blood. Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 0-87905-394-1. OCLC 23180098.[5]
  • Nelson, Kent (1991). The Middle of Nowhere: Stories. Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith. ISBN 0-87905-398-4. OCLC 23139799.[5][6]
  • Nelson, Kent (1998). Discoveries: Short Stories of the San Juans. Ouray, Colorado: Western Reflections. ISBN 1-890437-16-6. OCLC 39823165.[7]
  • Nelson, Kent (2003). Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-03226-3. OCLC 51093359.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Warner, Ryan. "Captivating new short stories from Ouray author Kent Nelson". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "About Kent Nelson". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Chiddister, Diane (April 19, 2015). "Writer Kent Nelson to read". The Yellow Springs News. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Robertson 1988, p. 109.
  5. ^ a b Hadella, Paul (1992). "Review of Language in the Blood and The Middle of Nowhere". Western American Literature. 27 (2): 182–184. doi:10.1353/wal.1992.0082. ISSN 1948-7142. S2CID 165665788.
  6. ^ Davis, Claire (1992). "Review of The Middle of Nowhere: Stories". CutBank. 1 (37): 117–118.
  7. ^ Quantic, Diane (1998). "Review of Discoveries: Short Stories of the San Juan Mountains". Western American Literature. 33 (3): 325–326. doi:10.1353/wal.1998.0086. ISSN 1948-7142. S2CID 165533998.
  8. ^ Wilson, Jennifer (October 17, 2011). "Hello from Flyover Territory: 3 Midwestern Novels". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Quantic, Diane D. (2005). "Review of Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still". Western American Literature. 40 (2): 222–223. doi:10.1353/wal.2005.0058. ISSN 1948-7142. S2CID 166051425.

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