Nancy K. Pearson
Encyclopedia
Nancy K. Pearson is an American
poet. She is author of Two Minutes of Light (Perugia Press
, 2008), and has had her poems published in many literary journals and magazines including The Iowa Review, Black Warrior Review, Indiana Review, and Hayden’s Ferry Review. Her honors include winning the Perugia Press Prize, the L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
and fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center
in Provincetown. Pearson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and received her B.A. from University of Virginia
and her M.F.A. from George Mason University
. She now lives on Cape Cod, MA, with her partner.
• 2010 Sonora Review Poetry Prize
• 2010 Spoon River Poetry Review, Editor’s Prize
• 2010 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize
• 2010 Anderbo Poetry Award
• 2010 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Finalist Grantee
• 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for Two Minutes of Light
• 9th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards, “Must Read Book” 2009 for Two Minutes of Light
• Lambda Literary Award finalist
• 2008 Perugia Press Prize for a First or Second Book of Poems and publication of Two Minutes of Light
• 2008 Dorothy Sargent Memorial Award
• 2008 Astraea Writers Fund, Honorable Mention Grantee
• 2008 Key West Literary Seminar, Scotti Merrill Scholarship
• 2008 Pushcart Prize Nominee
• 2008 Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Prize
• 2007-2008 Fine Arts Work Center, Second Year Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown
• 2006-2007 Fine Arts Work Center, Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown, MA
• 2007 Iowa Review Poetry Award, second place
• 2006 Whiskey Island Review Poetry Prize
•http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
•http://www.hungermtn.org/poetry/
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poet. She is author of Two Minutes of Light (Perugia Press
Perugia Press
Perugia Press is an American not-for-profit poetry press located in Florence, Massachusetts and founded in 1997 by Editor and Director Susan Kan...
, 2008), and has had her poems published in many literary journals and magazines including The Iowa Review, Black Warrior Review, Indiana Review, and Hayden’s Ferry Review. Her honors include winning the Perugia Press Prize, the L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
The L.L. Winship/ PEN New England Award is awarded annually by PEN New England to honor a New England author or book with a New England setting or subject. The award was established in 1975 by The Boston Globe in conjunction with PEN to honor the veteran Boston Globe editor Laurence L. Winship. It...
and fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center
Fine Arts Work Center
The Fine Arts Work Center is a non-profit enterprise devoted to encouraging the growth and development of emerging visual artists and writers through residency programs, to the propagation of aesthetic values and experience, and to the restoration of the year-round vitality of the historic art...
in Provincetown. Pearson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and received her B.A. from University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and her M.F.A. from George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
. She now lives on Cape Cod, MA, with her partner.
Honors and awards
• 2010 Wabash Poetry Prize, Sycamore Review• 2010 Sonora Review Poetry Prize
• 2010 Spoon River Poetry Review, Editor’s Prize
• 2010 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize
• 2010 Anderbo Poetry Award
• 2010 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Finalist Grantee
• 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for Two Minutes of Light
• 9th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards, “Must Read Book” 2009 for Two Minutes of Light
• Lambda Literary Award finalist
• 2008 Perugia Press Prize for a First or Second Book of Poems and publication of Two Minutes of Light
• 2008 Dorothy Sargent Memorial Award
• 2008 Astraea Writers Fund, Honorable Mention Grantee
• 2008 Key West Literary Seminar, Scotti Merrill Scholarship
• 2008 Pushcart Prize Nominee
• 2008 Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Prize
• 2007-2008 Fine Arts Work Center, Second Year Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown
• 2006-2007 Fine Arts Work Center, Seven-Month Fellowship, Provincetown, MA
• 2007 Iowa Review Poetry Award, second place
• 2006 Whiskey Island Review Poetry Prize
External links
- Perugia Press > Author Page > Nancy K. Pearson
- Interview: The Provincetown Banner and The Advocate > Arts > April 17, 2008 > Pearson’s Poems Pen a Cautionary Tale by Sue Harrison
•http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
- Interview & Poems: How a Poem Happens: Contemporary Poets Discuss the Making of Poems > June 5, 2009 > Interview with Nancy K. Pearson by Brian Brodeur
- Spoon River Poetry Review 2010 Editors' Prize
- Review: Balanced on the Edge > October 29, 2008 > Review by Christine Swint of Two Minutes of Light by Nancy K. Pearson
•http://www.hungermtn.org/poetry/