Peter Ho Davies
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Peter Ho Davies is a contemporary British writer of Welsh and Chinese descent.
, Davies studied physics at Manchester University then English at Cambridge University.
In 1992 he moved to the United States
to study in the graduate creative writing program at Boston University.
Davies is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He has taught at the University of Oregon
and at Emory University
and until recently was director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing
at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor.
and PEN/Macmillan Prizes in the UK, as well as the 1998 H.L. Davis Award for Short Fiction
.
Equal Love was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
His short fiction has been widely anthologized, appearing in Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards 1998, Best American Short Stories 1995, 1996, and 2001, and The Mechanics' Institute Review
6 2009. In 2003, he was named by Granta
magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'.
The Welsh Girl was longlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize and was listed as one of the best fiction books of 2007 by The Boston Globe
.
Davies is also a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He has taught at the University of Oregon
and at Emory University
and has served as director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing
at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor.
Biography
Born and raised in CoventryCoventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, Davies studied physics at Manchester University then English at Cambridge University.
In 1992 he moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to study in the graduate creative writing program at Boston University.
Davies is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He has taught at the University of Oregon
University 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 at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
and until recently was director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative 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...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor.
Literary Significance
The Ugliest House in the World won the John Llewellyn RhysJohn Llewellyn Rhys Prize
The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom...
and PEN/Macmillan Prizes in the UK, as well as the 1998 H.L. Davis Award for Short Fiction
Oregon Book Award
The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts, Inc. for "the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama and young readers literature." -History:...
.
Equal Love was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
His short fiction has been widely anthologized, appearing in Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards 1998, Best American Short Stories 1995, 1996, and 2001, and The Mechanics' Institute Review
The Mechanics' Institute Review
The Mechanics' Institute Review is an annual literary anthology published by Birkbeck, University of London, as part of its MA Creative Writing course. The MIR Project Director is Julia Bell.- History :...
6 2009. In 2003, he was named by Granta
Granta
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centers on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated, "In its blend of...
magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'.
The Welsh Girl was longlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize and was listed as one of the best fiction books of 2007 by The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
.
Davies is also a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He has taught at the University of Oregon
University 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 at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
and has served as director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative 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...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor.