Randall Silvis
Encyclopedia
Randall Silvis is an American
novelist, playwright
, screenwriter
, and teacher
.
. In 2008, Silvis was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Indiana University of Pennsylvania for his distinguished literary accomplishments.
Silvis's personal web blog All Things Ill-Considered, complete with information regarding his various literary works, can be found at randallsilvis.wordpress.com http://randallsilvis.wordpress.com
in 1984 for his first book, selected by Joyce Carol Oates
.
He is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
.
United States
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novelist, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and teacher
Teacher
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Life
He was educated at Clarion University and Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
. In 2008, Silvis was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Indiana University of Pennsylvania for his distinguished literary accomplishments.
Silvis's personal web blog All Things Ill-Considered, complete with information regarding his various literary works, can be found at randallsilvis.wordpress.com http://randallsilvis.wordpress.com
Awards
He won the Drue Heinz Literature PrizeDrue Heinz Literature Prize
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize is a major American literary award for short fiction in the English language.This prize of the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA was initiated in 1981 by Mrs. Drue Heinz and developed by Frederick A. Hetzel...
in 1984 for his first book, selected by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction...
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He is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
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Books
- Luckiest Man in the World, short stories (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1984).
- Excelsior, novel (New York: Henry Holt, 1988).
- Under the Rainbow, novel (Sag Harbor: Permanent Press, 1993).
- An Occasional HellAn Occasional HellAn Occasional Hell is a crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis.Set in 1990s in the lower Monongahela River Valley below Pittsburgh, it tells the story of Ernest DeWalt, a former Chicago private investigator and successful novelist who is now a college professor...
, novel (Sag Harbor: Permanent Press, 1993). - Dead Man FallingDead Man FallingDead Man Falling is a crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis.Set in 1990s in the Allegheny National Forest of Western Pennsylvania on the upper Allegheny River Valley, including the Kinzua Dam north Pittsburgh, it tells the story of wildlife filmmaker Mac Parris, who has spent most of...
, novel (New York: Carroll & Graf, 1996). - Mysticus , novel (Los Angeles: Wolfhawk Books, 1999).
- On Night's Shore, novel (New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2000).
- Disquiet HeartDisquiet HeartDisquiet Heart is an historical crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis set in 1847 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of Edgar Allan Poe, whose wife has just died, and his protege, narrator Augie Dubbins, as they visit Pittsburgh at the invitation of Dr. Brunrichter, who...
, novel (New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002). - North of Unknown: Mina Hubbard's Extraordinary Expedition into the Labrador Wilderness, nonfiction (New York: The Lyons Press, 2005).
- A Town Called Mundomuerto, novel (Richmond: Omnidawn Books, 2007).
- Hangtime, A Confession, novel (Crawfordville: Kitsune Books, 2009).
Sources
- Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000091276.