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Vanessa Veselka (born March 14, 1969) is an American writer best known for her 2020 novel The Great Offshore Grounds Oregon Book Award [1] National Book Award .[2] Zazen .[3]
Her November 2012 GQ Best American Essays .[4]
Her nonfiction has dealt with issues of women, violence and the road ("Green Screen ," The Truck Stop Killer ") as well as rape, mental health ("The Collapsible Woman ") and unionization ("the Wake of Protest ")("These Memory Care Workers Went on Strike to Save Lives ). Her fiction frequently involves "Buddhist concerns"[5] [6]
Veselka's first novel Zazen was serialized online by Arthur Magazine [7] [8] Tin House in 2010,[9] Ken Kesey Award for Fiction[10] [11] [12]
Her second novel, The Great Offshore Grounds [13] Knopf .[14]
Personal life [ edit ]
Veselka's bio says she has been "a teenage runaway, a sex-worker, a union organizer, and a student of paleontology."[15] [16] Reed College [17] Portland, Oregon .[18] Linda Ellerbee .[19]
Bibliography [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "WONDERFUL NEWS: Vanessa Veselka's ZAZEN wins her a major prize from PEN" . Arthur Magazine . August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2013 .
^ "Cheryl Strayed, Brian Doyle, Vanessa Veselka and Kevin Sampsell" . Retrieved October 7, 2013 .
^ Mowe, Sam. "An interview with Vanessa Veselka" . Tricycle . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Mowe, Sam (September 20, 2011). "The Transience of Identity: The Rumpus Interview with Vanessa Veselka" . The Rumpus . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ "Starting Monday, Oct. 26, Arthur serializes ZAZEN, a novel by Vanessa Veselka" . October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ "Zazen. Red Lemonade" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Cleland, Lance. "From the Vault: Vanessa Veselka" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Heacock, Kait. "Fiction is a Radical and Private Freedom: Fearless Female Writers" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Baker, Jeff. "Portland Writer Vanessa Veselka Wins $25,000 Pen/Robert Bingham Prize" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Rubin, Jay. "Portland author's award winning novel rereleased" . Retrieved June 4, 2022 .
^ "The Great Offshore Grounds by Vanessa Veselka: 9781984899576 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books" .
^ "Cover Reveal: THE GREAT OFFSHORE GROUNDS by Vanessa Veselka" . March 9, 2020.
^ Kerr, Euan. "Vanessa Veselka's Strange Route to Literary Stardom" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ " "Vanessa Veselka. These Streets" . January 22, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013 .
^ Barton, Randall. "Reed Magazine: Road Warrior" . Retrieved October 9, 2013 .
^ Miller, Dave. "Vanessa Veselka's "Zazen" . Retrieved October 7, 2013 .
^ "Vanessa Veselka, "The Great Offshore Grounds," "Zazen," 2021" .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Veselka&oldid=1227095157 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● W r i t e r s f r o m P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w r i t e r s ● M a c D o w e l l C o l o n y f e l l o w s ● 1 9 6 9 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w o m e n w r i t e r s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ● U s e A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ● A l l W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n i n A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h S U D O C i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
