Annie Weatherwax Explained

Annie Weatherwax is an artist and author, most notable for her breakout novel, All We Had.^{[1] [2]} Weatherwax is a known visual artist^[3] who describes her artistic voice as "comic realism."^{[4] [5]} She often writes about social justice^[6] and the relationship between visual arts and writing.^{[7] [8]} She has been influenced by the work of Flannery O'Connor, Alice Neel, Lorrie Moore, Roy Litchenstein, and Andy Warhol.

Early life

Weatherwax has dyslexia and had a hard time in school growing up. She says, "I struggled a lot when I was kid. I'm an exceedingly slow reader. I read a lot, because I love it so much, but I definitely struggle with it." Despite her struggle with dyslexia, Weatherwax went on to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design.^[9]

Career

Weatherwax began her artistic career as a visual artist, working professionally sculpting superheroes and cartoon characters for Nickelodeon, DC Comics, Warner Brothers, and Pixar. She also paints.

Writing

All We Had

Her book, All We Had, published in August 2014,^[10] was a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award.^{[11] [12]} The novel was also a pick for Oprah's Book Club^[13] and the Washingtonian's "Top 10 Books for August 2014."^[14] All We Had was optioned by Katie Holmes, who adapted the story into a movie in her directorial debut.^{[15] [16]}

Awards and publications

As an author, she won the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Prize for Fiction,^{[17] [18]} and her work has been published in The New York Times, The Sun Magazine, Ploughshares,^[19] The Southern Review,^[20] among others.^[21] In 2018, she was awarded a fellowship from Yaddo for her writing.^{[22] [23]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Weatherwax, Annie. All We Had. Scribner. en.
2. Web site: 12 Literary Families to Invite Over for Thanksgiving. 2015-11-25. HuffPost. en. 2019-12-13.
3. News: "All We Had" and white victims of the housing crisis. Brown. Stacia L.. Washington Post. en. 2019-12-13.
4. Web site: artist's statement. weatherwax. Annie Weatherwax. en-US. 2019-12-12.
5. Web site: Table for Two: An Interview with Debut Author Annie Weatherwax. Bill and Dave's Cocktail Hour. en-US. 2019-12-13.
6. Web site: IN magazine Feb 2015. issuu. 30 January 2015 . 2019-12-13.
7. Web site: Writing an extension of Annie Weatherwax's visual art - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. en-US. 2019-12-12.
8. Web site: Light and Dark. www.risd.edu. en. 2019-12-13.
9. Web site: Book review: Teen and her single mother face economic hardships. Cotter. Betty J.. providencejournal.com. en. 2019-12-13.
10. Web site: Annie Weatherwax. www.wbur.org. en. 2019-12-12.
11. Web site: Roslindale author wins Massachusetts book award. Roslindale Transcript. en. 2019-12-12.
12. Web site: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Wins the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction - News About Penguin Books USA. en-US. 2019-12-12.
13. News: All We Had. Oprah.com. 2019-12-12. en-us.
14. Web site: Top 10 Books for August 2014 Washingtonian (DC). 2014-08-04. Washingtonian. en-US. 2019-12-12.
15. Web site: Katie Holmes To Direct 'All We Had'. Fleming. Mike Jr.. 2014-09-11. Deadline. en. 2019-12-12.
16. Web site: Katie Holmes Moves to Director's Chair for Mother-Daughter Story 'All We Had'. McNary. Dave. 2014-09-11. Variety. en. 2019-12-13.
17. Web site: Annie Weatherwax. Simon & Schuster. en. 2019-12-12.
18. Web site: Annie Weatherwax Craft on Draft. 29 December 2016 . en-US. 2019-12-12.
19. Web site: Annie Weatherwax. blog.pshares.org. 2019-12-12.
20. Web site: The Southern Review: Contributors: Annie Weatherwax. thesouthernreview.org. 2019-12-12.
21. Web site: about. weatherwax. Annie Weatherwax. en-US. 2019-12-12.
22. Web site: Writers. 2016-09-11. Yaddo. en-US. 2019-12-12.
23. News: Annual Report: 2018 . 9 July 2020 . Yaddo.