Pinckney benedict biography

PERSONAL: Born April 12, 1964, in Lewisburg, WV; son of Cleveland Keith (a farmer and politician) and Ann Farrar Arthur Benedict; married Laura Philpot (a writer), 1990; children: Nora, Cleveland.

Education: Attended a private high school in Pennsylvania; Princeton University, B.A., 1986; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1988.

ADDRESSES: Office—Hollins University, Roanoke, VA 24020.

CAREER: Writer, 1987—.

Pinckney Benedict (born ) is an American short-story writer and novelist whose work often reflects his Appalachian background.

Pinckney Benedict (born ) is an American short-story writer and novelist whose work often reflects his Appalachian background.

Pinckney Benedict grew up on his family's dairy farm in southern West Virginia.

Writer Pinckney Benedict was.

Born to a family of West Virginia dairy farmers and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Pinckney Benedict published two collections of short fiction.

SIDELIGHTS: Pinckney Benedict is an award-winning short story writer and novelist whose visceral and often violent tales paint a grim picture of life in the.

Hope College, Holland, MI, associate professor of English, 1996-99; Hollins University, Roanoke, VA, associate professor of English, 1999—; Pushcart Anthology Series, contributing editor. Has also taught creative writing at Ohio State University, Oberlin College, The Hill, and Princeton University.

Worked as writer for television producer David Milch.

AWARDS, HONORS:Nelson Algren Short Story Award, Chicago Tribune, 1986, for the short story "The Sutton Pie Safe"; John Steinbeck Award (Great Britain), 1995, for Dogs of God; shortlisted for Hamm