Anthony Marra
Anthony Marra | |
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 Reading at the 2016 Gaithersburg Book Festival | |
| Born | 1984 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Landon School |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California; Iowa Writers Workshop |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Fiction, Short fiction |
| Notable works | A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Mercury Pictures Presents, The Tsar of Love and Techno |
| Website | |
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Anthony Marra (born 1984) is an American fiction writer. Marra has won numerous awards for his short stories, as well as his first novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, which was a New York Times best seller.[1]
Personal life
Marra was born in Washington, D.C.,[2] attended high school in Bethesda, Maryland, and has lived in Eastern Europe, though he now resides in Oakland, California.[3]
Education
Marra attended the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland before attending the University of Southern California where he earned with bachelor's degree in creative writing. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Between 2011 and 2013, he was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University,[4] where he also taught as the Jones Lecturer in Fiction.[3]
Marra has also received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation[5] and the National Endowment for the Arts.[2][6]
Writing
Marra has contributed pieces to The Atlantic,[7] Narrative Magazine,[8] Granta,[9] The Rumpus,[10] New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic.[11]
Accolades
| Year | Work | Accolade | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Chechnya" | Pushcart Prize | Winner | [5] |
| Narrative Prize | Winner | [5] | ||
| 2012 | Self | Whiting Award | Winner | [12][13] |
| 2013 | A Constellation of Vital Phenomena | National Book Award for Fiction | Nominee | [14] |
| California Book Award for First Fiction | Winner | [15] | ||
| National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Prize | Winner | [16] | ||
| Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | Nominee | [15] | ||
| Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books | Selection | [17] | ||
| New York Times Notable Book of the Year | Selection | [18] | ||
| 2014 | New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award | Finalist | [19] | |
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction | Winner | [20][21] | ||
| PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize | Shortlist | [22] | ||
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction | Finalist | [23] | ||
| The Athens Prize for Literature - Περιοδικό (δέ)κατα | Winner | [24] | ||
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction | Longlist | [25] | ||
| Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Debut | Winner | [26] | ||
| Notable Books | Selection | [27] | ||
| Carla Furstenberg Cohen Fiction Award | Winner | [16] | ||
| 2015 | Dublin Literary Award | Longlist | [16] | |
| Barnes & Noble Discover Award | Winner | [28][24] | ||
| 2016 | "The Grozny Tourist Bureau" | National Magazine Award for Fiction | Winner | [29] |
| 2017 | The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories | Literature.gr Phrase of the Year Prize | Winner | [30] |
| Self | Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists | Selection | [31] | |
| 2018 | Self | Simpson Family Literary Prize | Winner | [32] |
| Self | Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize | Finalist | [33] | |
| Self | Jeanette Haien Ballard Writer’s Prize | Winner | [2] |
Bibliography
Essays
- "Giving Up," published July 7, 2011 in The Rumpus
- "When a Sentence Changes Your Life—Then Changes Its Own Meaning," published May 7, 2013 in The Atlantic
Short stories
- "Chechnya," published in 2009 in Narrative Magazine
- "The Wolves of Bilaya Forest," May 31, 2012 by The Atlantic
- "The Lion's Den" (2019)
- "Lipari," published April 25, 2017 in Granta
Contributor
- xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, published September 24, 2013 by Penguin Books
- The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016, published October 4, 2016 by Mariner Books
Books
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, published May 7, 2013 by Random House
- The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories, published October 6, 2015 by Hogarth Press
- Mercury Pictures Presents, published August 2, 2022 by Hogarth Press
References
- ^ Marra, Anthony (May 7, 2013). A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7704-3641-4.
- ^ a b c "Book Anthony Marra for lectures, readings and conversations". Lyceum Agency. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Anthony Marra". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Former Stegner Fellows | Creative Writing Program". Creative Writing @ Stanford University. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c Wakefield, Tanu (May 5, 2015). "Two Stanford scholars win Guggenheim Fellowships | The Dish". Stanford University News. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Federal Support for Creative Writing Fellowships Announced". National Endowment for the Arts. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Fassler, Joe (May 7, 2013). "When a Sentence Changes Your Life—Then Changes Its Own Meaning". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Marra, Anthony (August 26, 2009). "Chechnya". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Marra, Anthony (April 25, 2017). "Lipari". Granta. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Giving Up". The Rumpus. July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Marra". American Academy. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "2012 Whiting Writers' Award- Fiction – Stanford Creative Writing Program". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Marra". Whiting. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Marra, Anthony (May 7, 2013). A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7704-3641-4.
- ^ a b "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena". Goodreads. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena – DUBLIN Literary Award". Dublin Literary Award. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Hooper, Brad (January 1, 2014). Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Booklist.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2013". The New York Times. November 27, 2013. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Young Lions Award List of Winners and Finalists". The New York Public Library. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Winners". Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Ray, Elaine (April 7, 2014). "Stanford lecturer Anthony Marra wins Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction | The Dish". Stanford University News. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "KGB Reading: 2014 Bingham Finalists". PEN America. September 29, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "2014". Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "2018 JCO Finalists". The New Literary Project. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "2014 Winners". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). October 20, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "ABA Announces 2014 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners". the American Booksellers Association. April 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Notable Books: 2014. March 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Booklist.
- ^ "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ American Society of Magazine Editors, Ellie Awards 2016 Winners Announced, "Ellie Awards 2016 Winners Announced | ASME". Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Literature.gr Phrase of the Year Prize 2016 – Ceremony". Literature.gr. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Marra | Granta's Best of Young American Novelists". Granta. September 5, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Prize". Simpson Family Literary Project. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "2018 JCO Finalists". The New Literary Project. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
