Richard
Ford
Born:
1944
Jackson
Parents: Parker Carrol and Edna Ford
Spouse: Kristina Hensley, 1st Sally, 2nd
Address(es):
NJ
Parents: Parker Carrol and Edna Ford
Spouse: Kristina Hensley, 1st Sally, 2nd
Address(es):
NJ
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sorry for Your Trouble - These stories explore what happens after some sort of loss, through death or divorce or love otherwise lost. |
Short Stories | Adult | New York : HarperCollins | 2020 | |
| Between Them : Remembering my Parents | Biography | Adult | London : Bloomsbury Publishing | 2017 | |
|
Let Me Be Frank With You - A Frank Bascombe Book |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Ecco | 2014 | |
| Canada | Fiction | Adult | New York : Ecco | 2012 | |
| The Lay of the Land | Fiction | Adult | New York: Knopf | 2006 | |
|
The Essential Tales of Chekhov - Editor |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Ecco Press | 2000 | |
| Women with Men: Three Stories | Fiction , Short Stories | Adult | New York : Knopf | 1997 | |
|
Independence Day - Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Knopf | 1995 | |
|
The Granta Book of the American Short Story - Editor |
Fiction | Adult | London, England : Granta | 1991 | |
|
Bright Angel - Screenplay |
Fiction | Adult | London, England : Hemdale Film Production Company | 1991 | |
|
Wildlife - A Montana golf professional turned firefighter story. |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, Collins | 1990 | |
|
The Best American Short Stories, 1990 - Editor, with Shannon Ravenel |
Fiction | Adult | Houghton Mifflin | 1990 | |
| Rock Springs | Fiction , Short Stories | Adult | New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, Collins | 1987 -1988 | |
| The Sportswriter | Fiction | Adult | New York : Vintage and Collins | 1986 | |
| The Ultimate Good Luck | Fiction | Adult | Houghton Mifflin | 1981 | |
| A Piece of My Heart | Fiction | Adult | Harper | 1976 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"He recalls long Sunday nights studying at the MSU library, because as a dyslexic, he had to try harder."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction | 2019 |
|
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, finalist - for Let Me Be Frank With You |
2015 |
| Michigan Notable Book for Canada | 2013 |
| Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Independance Day | 1995 |
| Echoing Green Foundation Award | 1991 |
| New York Public Library Literary Lion award | 1989 |
| American Academy Award | 1989 |
| Guggenheim fellowship | 1977 |
|
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship - Award received for following years: 1978, 1983 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Authors |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (M. A.) | University of California | Berkeley , CA | 1968 -1970 |
| Washington University Law School | St. Louis , MO | 1967 -1968 | |
| Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1966 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Professor of the Humanities and Writing
- Emmanuel Roman and Barrie Sardoff Roman Professor |
Columbia University School of the Arts | New York City | 2012 |
| Senior Fiction Professor | University of Mississippi | Oxford | 2010 |
| Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing | Oscar Wilde Centre with the school of English at Trinity College | Dublin, Ireland | 2008 -2008 |
| Teacher | Bowdoin College | Brunswick | 2005 -2005 |
| Teacher | Harvard University | Cambridge | 1994 |
|
Writer
- The magazine was terminated. |
Inside Sports Magazine | New York | 1981 -1982 |
| Lecturer | Princeton University | Princeton , NJ | 1980 -1981 |
| Assistant professor of English | Williams College | Williamstown | 1978 -1979 |
| English Teacher | Flint Jr. High School | Flint , MI |
Other Resources:
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