Christine Schutt
Encyclopedia
Christine Schutt is an American
novelist. Schutt received her BA and MA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
and her MFA from Columbia University
. Schutt is a senior editor at NOON
, the literary annual published by Diane Williams.
for Fiction, and Nightwork, a collection of short stories chosen by poet John Ashbery
as the best book of 1996 for the Times Literary Supplement. Her most recent novel, All Souls, was published by Harcourt
in spring of 2008 and was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. She has twice won an O. Henry Award
, as well as a Pushcart Prize, and is the recipient of a New York Foundation of the Arts fellowship.
, Bennington College
, Columbia, Hollins University
, Sarah Lawrence College
, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and U.C.-Irvine. She has twice taught at the Sewanee Summer Writers' Conference (2006, 2008).
United States
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novelist. Schutt received her BA and MA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
and her MFA from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. Schutt is a senior editor at NOON
Noon (magazine)
NOON is a literary annual founded in 2000 by American author Diane Williams. The 10th Anniversary Edition launched March 2009.NOON publishes fiction and occasional essays. A full table of contents, including back issues, is available on the NOON website...
, the literary annual published by Diane Williams.
Novels
She is the author of A Day, A Night, Another Day, Summer, the novel Florida, a finalist for the 2004 National Book AwardNational Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
for Fiction, and Nightwork, a collection of short stories chosen by poet John Ashbery
John Ashbery
John Lawrence Ashbery is an American poet. He has published more than twenty volumes of poetry and won nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. But Ashbery's work still proves controversial...
as the best book of 1996 for the Times Literary Supplement. Her most recent novel, All Souls, was published by Harcourt
Harcourt (publisher)
Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S...
in spring of 2008 and was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. She has twice won an O. Henry Award
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American master of the form, O. Henry....
, as well as a Pushcart Prize, and is the recipient of a New York Foundation of the Arts fellowship.
Other work
Schutt lives in New York City and teaches at The Nightingale-Bamford School. she serves as the faculty adviser for the school literary magazine Philomel and The Book Club and is a full-time English teacher in the upper school in the fall semester. She has taught graduate and undergraduate writing at Barnard CollegeBarnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
, Columbia, Hollins University
Hollins University
Hollins University is a four-year institution of higher education, a private university located on a campus on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia...
, Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and U.C.-Irvine. She has twice taught at the Sewanee Summer Writers' Conference (2006, 2008).