Corrina Wycoff
Encyclopedia
Corrina Wycoff is an American
writer, best known for her 2007
short story
collection, O Street
. The book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award
for Lesbian Debut Fiction in 2007.
. Wycoff was a recipient of the John L. and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon in 2000. Wycoff was also a 2003 recipient of a Hugo House Award, which honors writers in the Seattle community and is named for American poet Richard Hugo
. Her poem "Rita" was chosen in 2004 for Seattle's Poetry on Buses program, which displays poetry on interior bus placards. In 2007, her short story collection O Street The book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction.
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writer, best known for her 2007
2007 in literature
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short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
collection, O Street
O Street
O Street is a 2007 short story collection written by Corrina Wycoff. It is the second book published by OV Books, and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction in 2007.-Publication:...
. The book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
for Lesbian Debut Fiction in 2007.
Profile
The following appears in O Street:
Corrina Wycoff’s fiction and essays have appeared in Other Voices, New LettersNew Letters (magazine)New Letters, the name it has been published under since 1970, is one of the oldest literary magazines in the United States and continues to publish award-winning poems and fiction.-History & Editors:...
, Coal City ReviewCoal City ReviewThe Coal City Review is an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations published by the University of Kansas and edited by since 1989....
, The Oregon QuarterlyOregon QuarterlyThe Oregon Quarterly is an American magazine published by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.According to the website:Oregon Quarterly is the magazine of the University of Oregon. Four times a year, we present the diversity of ideas and people associated with the University, Oregon, and the...
, Brainchild, Out of Line, Golden HandcuffsGolden handcuffsGolden handcuffs are a system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company. These can include employee stock options that will not vest for several years but are more often contractual obligations to give back lucrative bonuses or other compensation if the employee...
, and the anthologies Best Essays Northwest and The Clear Cut Future. She holds an MFAMaster of Fine ArtsA Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Creative WritingCreative writingCreative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from the University of OregonUniversity of Oregon-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, and an MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from the University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoThe University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
. She lives with her son Asher in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, and teaches English and writing at Pierce CollegePierce CollegePierce College is a community college district operating in and serving Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington. The district consists of two main colleges, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood and Pierce College Puyallup in Puyallup, and auxiliary campuses at Fort Lewis, McChord Air...
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Awards and honors
In 1999 Wycoff won the second annual Heartland Short Fiction Prize for her stories "Afterbirth" and "Visiting Mrs. Ferullo;" "Afterbirth" was subsequently published in New Letters magazineNew Letters (magazine)
New Letters, the name it has been published under since 1970, is one of the oldest literary magazines in the United States and continues to publish award-winning poems and fiction.-History & Editors:...
. Wycoff was a recipient of the John L. and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon in 2000. Wycoff was also a 2003 recipient of a Hugo House Award, which honors writers in the Seattle community and is named for American poet Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo , born Richard Hogan, was an American poet. Primarily a regionalist, Hugo's work reflects the economic depression of the Northwest, particularly Montana. Born in White Center, Washington, he was raised by his mother's parents after his father left the family...
. Her poem "Rita" was chosen in 2004 for Seattle's Poetry on Buses program, which displays poetry on interior bus placards. In 2007, her short story collection O Street The book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction.
Works
- O StreetO StreetO Street is a 2007 short story collection written by Corrina Wycoff. It is the second book published by OV Books, and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction in 2007.-Publication:...
(short story collection), OV Books (2007) - "O Street" (short story), Other Voices magazine (Fall/Winter 2006) and O Street (2007)
- "The Shell Game" (short story), Coal City ReviewCoal City ReviewThe Coal City Review is an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations published by the University of Kansas and edited by since 1989....
(2006) and O Street (2007) - "Rita" (poem), Seattle Poetry on Buses program (2004)
- "Another Oregon Trail" (essay), Best Essays Northwest (2003)
- "Rebecca" (short story), Other Voices magazine (Fall/Winter 2002)
- "Visiting Mrs. Ferullo" (short story), Heartland Short Fiction Prize (1999), published in O Street (2007)
- "Afterbirth" (short story), Heartland Short Fiction Prize (1999), published in New LettersNew Letters (magazine)New Letters, the name it has been published under since 1970, is one of the oldest literary magazines in the United States and continues to publish award-winning poems and fiction.-History & Editors:...
(1999) and O Street (2007)