Bronwen Dickey

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Bronwen Dickey
Born (1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 43)
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
OccupationAuthor; journalist
NationalityAmerican
Period Contemporary literature
Notable works
Notable awards Lowell Thomas Award
Parents
Relatives
Website
www.bronwendickey.com

Bronwen Dickey (born, May 17, 1981) is an American author, journalist, and lecturer.

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Education

Bronwen Dickey obtained an MFA in Non-fiction Writing from Columbia University in 2009. [2]

Authorship

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]

Academia

Dickey is a Visiting Lecturer on Journalism and Public Policy in Duke University. [2]

Personal life

She lives in North Carolina. [9] She is the youngest child of the late poet and novelist James Dickey. [10]

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References

  1. (10 May 2016). Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon (First ed.). Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   978-0307961761. LCCN   2015033292. OCLC   991422085. OL   26224447M via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Duke University's Sanford School Faculty Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019. She is also a graduate of the esteemed, Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford Connecticut. Class of 1999.
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