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Gayle Brandeis is the author of ''Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write'' (HarperOne), ''Dictionary Poems'' (Pudding House Publications), the novels ''The Book of Dead Birds'' (HarperCollins), which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change,〔(The Bellwether Prize 2002 Press release )〕 ''Self Storage'' (Ballantine) and ''Delta Girls'' (Ballantine), and her first novel for young readers, ''My Life with the Lincolns'' (Holt).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gayle Brandeis Bio )〕 Gayle's poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies (such as ''Salon.com'', ''The Nation'', and ''The Mississippi Review'') and have received several awards, including the QPB/Story Magazine Short Story Award, a Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Waging Peace Award Page )〕 and a grant from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. Her essay on the meaning of liberty was one of three included in the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial time capsule in 1986, when she was 18. In 2004, ''Writer Magazine'' honored Gayle with a Writer Who Makes a Difference Award. Gayle holds a BA from the University of Redlands, and an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from Antioch University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Antioch LA Faculty Directory )〕 She has taught at universities, libraries, community centers and writing conferences around the country, is on the national staff of the women's peace organization CODEPINK, and is a founding member of the Women Creating Peace Collective.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WCP Herstory )〕 ==Honors== *''(Women of Distinction )'', Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, 2008 *''Breakout Book'', Target's Bookmarked Program (February, 2008, paperback release of Self Storage) *''Special Mention'', Pushcart Prize, 2007 *''Arts Honoree'', City of Riverside, 2007 *''Nomination'',Pushcart Prize, Amazon Shorts, 2006 *''(Notable Story of 2005 )'', Million Writers Short Story Award, 2006 *''Honorable Mention'', Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Competition, 2006 *''Keynote Speaker'', Conference on Gender and Culture, Oregon State U., 2006 *''Writer Who Makes a Difference Award'', The Writer Magazine, 2004 *''Pushcart Prize Nomination'', The Vestal Review, 2004 *''Keynote Speaker'', National Association for Women Writers Conference, 2004 *''(Notable Book )'', Kirayama Pacific Rim Book Prize, The Book of Dead Birds, 2004 *''BookSense selection'', American Booksellers Association, The Book of Dead Birds, 2003 *''Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change'', The Book of Dead Birds, 2002 *''BookSense selection'', American Booksellers Association, Fruitflesh, 2002 *''Second Place'', 24-Hour Short Story Contest, Writers Weekly, 2002 *''Graduation Speaker'', Antioch University, 2001. *''First Place'', Inscriptions Force of Nature Poetry Contest, 2001. *''Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund grant'', 1999. *''Winner'', Art on the Air/Inventing the Invisible “Vision” Poetry Award, 1999. *''Winner'', 1998 Quality Paperback Book Club/Story Magazine Short Story Award. *''Finalist'', Icarus Poetry Competition, 1998. *''Finalist'', Flash Fiction Competition, 1998. *''Finalist'', Shenango Rivers Press Prose Chapbook Competition, 1998. *''Editor's Choice Award in Fiction'', Scarlet Apple Enterprises, 1997. *''Second Place'', The Empty Shelf Fiction Contest, 1997. *''(Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award )'', sponsored by Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 1996. *''Grand Prize'', "Mini Plays" play writing contest sponsored by Lake Arrowhead Performing Arts Company, 1995. *''First Place'', "Poetry in Motion" contest sponsored by Chaparral Poets, 1993. *''PEN American Center Grant'', 1993. *''Phi Beta Kappa'', 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gayle Brandeis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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