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Born | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | May 17, 1981
Occupation | Author; journalist |
Period | Contemporary literature |
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Notable awards | Lowell Thomas Award |
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Bronwen Dickey (born, May 17, 1981) is an American author, journalist, and lecturer.
Bronwen Dickey obtained an MFA in Non-fiction Writing from Columbia University in 2009. [2]
Dickey is a contributing editor at The Oxford American and the author of Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon . [3] [4] Her book attempted to show that negative views about the breed have often been shaped by misunderstandings of pit bulls and their history. [5] This led to her unwittingly becoming a "heroine" for the pro-pit bull community and the target of threats and harassment from those who see her as an "apologist" for a so-called "vicious animal." [6]
She was a finalist for the 2017 National Magazine Award in feature writing [7] and won a Lowell Thomas Award in the category "Magazine Article on U.S./Canada Travel". [8]
Dickey is a Visiting Lecturer on Journalism and Public Policy in Duke University. [2]
She lives in North Carolina. [9] She is the youngest child of the late poet and novelist James Dickey. [10]