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 biography

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