Tony Ardizzone
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General Information
Pen Name: None
Genre: Fiction
Born: 1949 in Chicago Illinois
Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~girgenti/
Email: ardizzon@indiana.edu
Illinois Connection
- Born in Chicago, Illinois
Biographical and Professional Information
- In 2006 he was named Chancellor's Professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he teaches courses in creative writing, 20th century American fiction, ethnic American literature, and literary interpretation, and where he has twice served terms as director of the creative writing program
- He has also served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs
- In 2005 he was the recipient of Indiana University's Tracy M. Sonneborn Award, given annually to a faculty member for exemplary research and teaching
Published Works
- In the Name of the Father, Doubleday, 1978
- The Evening News, University of Georgia Press, 1986
- Heart of the Order, Henry Holt, 1986
- Larabi`s Ox, Stories of Morocco, Milkweed Editions, 1992
- Taking it Home, Stories from the Neighborhood, University of Illinois Press, 1996
- In the Garden of Papa Santuzzi, Picador Press, 1999
Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
 | In the Name of the FatherISBN: 0385140800 Release Date: 1978 |
 | The Evening News (Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction)ISBN: 0820308609 Release Date: 1986-10-01 |
 | Heart of the OrderISBN: 0030085039 Release Date: 1986-08 |
 | Larabi's Ox: Stories of MoroccoISBN: 0915943727 Release Date: 1992-09 |
 | Taking It Home: Stories from the Neighborhood (Sunsinger Books Illinois Short Fiction)ISBN: 0252064836 Release Date: 1996-02-01 |
 | In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu: A NovelISBN: 0312263414 Release Date: 2000-07-07 |
Literary Awards
- The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
- The Milkweed National Fiction Prize
- The Chicago Foundation for Literature Award for Fiction sponsored by the Friends of Literature
- The Pushcart Prize
- The Virginia Prize for Fiction
- The Lawrence Foundation Award
- The Bruno Arcudi Literature Prize
- Two individual artist fellowships in fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts
- The Black Warrior Review Literary Contest, 1977
Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
Speaking Engagement Availability: (Yes)
External Links
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