Gordon Weaver
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Gordon Weaver is an award-winning American novelist and short story
writer.
with a Ph.D. in 1970. He taught at Siena College
1963-1965, Marietta College
1965-1968, University of Southern Mississippi 1970–1975, Oklahoma State University 1975–1995, Vermont College1983-1989,and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1996–2000.
He was founding Editor of the Mississippi Review, Fiction Editor and Editor of Cimarron Review 1975–86, Managing Editor of the AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs
) Award Series for Short Fiction 1977–79, and the General Editor of the Twayne Studies in Short Fiction (Twayne Publishers, Boston/New York) (1986–1997) .
More than a hundred of his stories have appeared in a wide variety of literary magazines, including Agni, Antioch Review, Carolina Quarterly, Confrontation, Georgia Review, Iowa Review, The Literary Review, New Letters, Ploughshares, and Southwest Review. His novel Count a Lonely Cadence, was adapted for the movie Cadence
, starring Charlie Sheen
.
The father of three daughters, Weaver's papers are held at Boston University
.
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...
writer.
Life
Born in Moline, Illinois, the fifth of the five children of Noble Rodell Weaver and Inez Katherine Nelson, his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1941. He graduated from Wauwatosa High School in 1955. After three years service in the United States Army (1955–1958), he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1961, from the University of Illinois with a MA in 1962, and from the University of DenverUniversity of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
with a Ph.D. in 1970. He taught at Siena College
Siena College
Siena College is an independent Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, in the town of Colonie, New York, United States. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and...
1963-1965, Marietta College
Marietta College
Marietta College is a co-educational private college in Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 42 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation...
1965-1968, University of Southern Mississippi 1970–1975, Oklahoma State University 1975–1995, Vermont College1983-1989,and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1996–2000.
He was founding Editor of the Mississippi Review, Fiction Editor and Editor of Cimarron Review 1975–86, Managing Editor of the AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is a literary organization whose mission is "to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing."-Members:AWP...
) Award Series for Short Fiction 1977–79, and the General Editor of the Twayne Studies in Short Fiction (Twayne Publishers, Boston/New York) (1986–1997) .
More than a hundred of his stories have appeared in a wide variety of literary magazines, including Agni, Antioch Review, Carolina Quarterly, Confrontation, Georgia Review, Iowa Review, The Literary Review, New Letters, Ploughshares, and Southwest Review. His novel Count a Lonely Cadence, was adapted for the movie Cadence
Cadence (film)
Cadence is a 1990 film directed by Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army stockade in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.-Plot:Pfc...
, starring Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen....
.
The father of three daughters, Weaver's papers are held at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
Awards
- St.Lawrence Award for Fiction (1973)
- Quarterly West Fiction Prize (1978)
- two Pushcart Prizes (1985, 1997)
- The Best American Short Stories 1980 for "Hog's Heart"
- two National Endowment of the Arts Fellowships (1974, 1989)
- 1979 O. Henry AwardO. Henry AwardThe 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....
- Sherwood Anderson Award (1982)
- Quarterly West Novella Prize (1984)
- 2002 James C. McCormick Fellowship in Fiction (Christopher Isherwood Foundation).
- Andrew Lytle Fiction Prize (2007)
Adaptations
- The movie CadenceCadence (film)Cadence is a 1990 film directed by Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army stockade in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.-Plot:Pfc...
was based on Weaver's novel Count a Lonely Cadence