Laura Pritchett Explained

Laura Pritchett
Label1:Born
Data1:1971, Fort Collins, Colorado
Label2:Occupation
Data2:Author
Label3:Education
Data3:B.A., M.A. Colorado State University, PhD Purdue University
Label4:Genre
Data4:Literary Fiction
Label7:Website
Data7:www.laurapritchett.com

Laura Pritchett is an American author whose work is rooted in the natural world. Known for championing the complex and contemporary American West and giving voice to the working class, her books have garnered the PEN USA Award, the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the WILLA, the High Plains Book Award, and others. Both her fiction and nonfiction often focus on issues of ecology, conservation, climate change, and social justice issues.

Primarily a novelist, her seven works of fiction hail from various presses, including Ballantine, Counterpoint, Milkweed Editions, and Torrey House. She cites her childhood on a ranch in northern Colorado as a primary influence on both her writing and environmental ethic.

Biography

Laura Pritchett grew up on a small ranch in northern Colorado. She received her BA and MA in English at Colorado State University in 1995.https://www.laurapritchett.com/about She has a PhD in English with an emphasis in Contemporary American Literature and Creative Writing from Purdue University.[1]

In 2024 she released two books: Playing with (Wild)Fire, released by Torrey House Press and Three Keys, released by Ballantine. Her 2014 novel, Stars Go Blue, released by Counterpoint, was heavily inspired by her father's struggle with Alzheimer's disease and the impact of his disease on her extended family. The book had an enthusiastic critical reception, including starred reviews from Booklist, and Library Journal. It won the High Plains Literary Award and was a finalist for several others. Her other novels include The Blue Hour, Red Lightning, Sky Bridge, and Hell’s Bottom, Colorado, which won the PEN USA Award for Fiction[2] and the Milkweed National Fiction Prize.[3]

Pritchett also writes for several magazines, most often about environmental issues in the American West.[4] [5] She was a regular columnist with The Colorado Sun.[6]

She teaches for writing programs around the United States and is the Director of the Nature Writing MFA program at Western Colorado University.[7] [8]

Awards

Works

Fiction

Nonfiction

Books

As Editor/Contributor

Short stories

Essays

Play

In the Media

Interviews

Articles

Critical Reception

Playing with Wild(fire)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura Pritchett. Gregory Vogl. Lib.colostate.edu. January 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2018-12-19 . Past Winners . 2024-03-10 . PEN America . en.
  3. Web site: Laura Pritchett . 2024-03-10 . Western Colorado University . en-US.
  4. Web site: The Normal People. Thenormalschool.com. January 9, 2015.
  5. Web site: Laura Pritchett. 5280.com. January 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109163508/http://www.5280.com/tag/authors/laura-pritchett. January 9, 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: 2024-02-11 . Laura Pritchett, Author at The Colorado Sun . 2024-03-12 . The Colorado Sun . en-US.
  7. Web site: Lighthouse Writers Workshop - Laura Pritchett, PhD. Lighthousewriters.org. January 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109162649/https://lighthousewriters.org/person/facdetail/person/173/name/laura_pritchett_phd/. January 9, 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: Laura Pritchett . 2024-03-12 . Western Colorado University . en-US.
  9. Web site: Laura Pritchett. October 4, 2016.
  10. Web site: Milkweed Prize Winners. Ouray.colibraries.org. January 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109162257/http://ouray.colibraries.org/award-winning-books/milkweed-prize-winners.html. January 9, 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Hell's Bottom, Colorado. Penusa.org. January 9, 2015.
  12. Web site: Womenwritingthewest.org. 2006 WILLA Literary Award Winners and Finalists. 9 January 2015.
  13. Web site: Colorado Book Awards History | Colorado Humanities . April 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119202212/http://www.coloradohumanities.org/content/colorado-book-awards-history . November 19, 2015 . dead .
  14. Web site: Winners . 2024-03-10 . highplainsbookawards.org.
  15. Book: Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2017, by Booklist Online.
  16. Web site: The Normal School. T. Marlin Normal. December 2, 2008. Thenormalschoolblog.blogspot.co.uk. January 9, 2015.
  17. Web site: Stories on Stage: Another all-star lineup in 2011-12. Running Lines. January 28, 2013. January 9, 2015.
  18. Web site: 2021-11-19 . Our 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominations! . 2024-03-12 . Deep Wild Journal . en.
  19. Web site: LAURA PRITCHETT . 2024-03-12 . LAURA PRITCHETT . en-US.
  20. Web site: "Dirt: A Terra Nova Expedition" Premieres at Bas Bleu theatre . 2024-03-10 . Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce . en-US.
  21. Web site: Wright . Maddie . CSU alumna Laura Pritchett’s play, ‘Dirt, A Terra Nova Expedition,’ to open at Bas Bleu Thursday . 2024-03-10 . The Rocky Mountain Collegian.