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Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945) is an American author.
Life
Dillard was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was raised in its Point Breeze neighborhood. She attended The Ellis School throughout her childhood and first began writing poetry while in high school there. She earned her B.A. and M.A. at the all-female Hollins University (then Hollins College) in Virginia where as a sophomore she married her writing professor, the poet R. H. W. Dillard. After nearly dying from pneumonia, Dillard began writing regular, lengthy diary entries, which would later form the basis of her Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.
She won the Pulitzer Prize (non-fiction) in 1975 with her first book of prose, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which is an extended meditation on her observations of the natural world. Some have called it a work of mysticism or theology. This combination of observations on nature and philosophical explorations is also present in several of her other books, including For the Time Being and Holy the Firm.
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RT @mystorywriter: Talent isnât enough. Writing is work. (says Annie Dillard) by @alexanderchee via @WritersDigest ~ http://bit.ly/3hPcW ...
TeresaFrohock (Teresa Frohock) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:55:31 -0000
RT @mystorywriter: Talent isn’t enough. Writing is work. (says Annie Dillard) by @alexanderchee via @WritersDigest ~ http://bit.ly/3hPcW ...
Talent isnât enough. Writing is work. (says Annie Dillard) by @alexanderchee via @WritersDigest ~ http://bit.ly/3hPcWp ~ such a great post!
mystorywriter (lara wells) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:45:52 -0000
Talent isn’t enough. Writing is work. (says Annie Dillard) by @alexanderchee via @WritersDigest ~ http://bit.ly/3hPcWp ~ such a great post!
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." - Annie Dillard Read
Traininguru (John A. Fallone) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:29:06 -0000
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." - Annie Dillard Read
"Anything you do not give freely & abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe & find ashes." Annie Dillard
DesertDreamer (Pamela Reich) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:47:26 -0000
"Anything you do not give freely & abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe & find ashes." Annie Dillard
"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind." ~~Annie Dillard
theinfobabe (C. Frances Heilman) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:06:04 -0000
"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind." ~~Annie Dillard
RT @livetorque: "A schedule defends from chaos and whim. A net for catching days." ~ Annie Dillard
sczepanski (Norbert Sczepanski) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:28:56 -0000
RT @livetorque: "A schedule defends from chaos and whim. A net for catching days." ~ Annie Dillard
Official Annie Dillard Website - A site maintained by Dillard herself, provides contact information as well as complete bibliographic information and a curriculum vitae.
Meta Description: [ The official website of author Annie Dillard. Includes a bibliography of her work, a curriculum vitae, and photographs. ]
Annie Dillard - Offers a comprehensive bibliography, biographical timeline, and comments by Dillard on other authors.
Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction - A yearly writing competition reflecting the work and style of Annie Dillard.
Dots in Blue Water - Recording of a commentary written and read by Dillard on the unimaginable number of lives claimed by the 2004 Asian tsunami.
Meta Description: [ Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard offers a commentary on the unimaginable number of lives claimed by last week's tsunami. She asks how can we remind ourselves that the thousands of victims were individuals with lives and loved ones and not just faceless statistics. ]
EarthSaint: Annie Dillard - Sample article from past issue of EarthLight Magazine; includes selections from Dillard's books.
Meta Description: [ An article from EarthLight Magazine #24, Winter 1977 ]
Global Network of Dreams: Annie Dillard - A visual representation mapping out Annie Dillard’s relation to other major authors.
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Salon.com: Brilliant Careers: Nature Girl - David Bowman explores Dillard’s personal and professional life.
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The Ecotheology of Annie Dillard: A Study in Ambivalence - By Pamela A. Smith; an article in Cross Currents, the journal of the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life.
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By Pamela A. Smith, an article in Cross Currents, the journal of the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life. ]
The Mysticism of Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - By Sandra Stahlman Elliott, 5/94. Includes biographical information and bibliography.
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