Bronwen Dickey

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

Bronwen Dickey
Born (1981-05-17) May 17, 1981
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
OccupationAuthor; journalist
NationalityAmerican
PeriodContemporary literature
Notable works
Notable awards
  • Lowell Thomas Award
ParentsDeborah Dodson (mother)
James Dickey (father)
RelativesChristopher Dickey (brother)
Kevin Dickey (brother)
Website
bronwendickey.com

Education

Bronwen Dickey obtained an MFA in Non-fiction Writing from Columbia University in 2009.[1]

Authorship

Dickey is a contributing editor at The Oxford American and the author of Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon.[2][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. 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."[5]

She was a finalist for the 2017 National Magazine Award in feature writing[6] and won a Lowell Thomas Award in the category "Magazine Article on U.S./Canada Travel".[7]

Academia

Dickey's a Visiting Lecturer on Journalism and Public Policy in Duke University.[1]

Personal life

She lives in North Carolina.[8] She's the youngest child of the late poet and novelist James Dickey.[9]

gollark: If you kill bacteria, you're disrespecting my single-celled-organism ancestors.
gollark: Oh yes, this is yet another great thing about politics, you can randomly bring your personal experiences in to make meta-complaints about people's arguments.
gollark: I don't want anyone exterminated, and I also don't want large restrictions on speech.
gollark: They might be measured a bit differently, or be outdated in some cases, but if someone presents a genuinely more accurate measurement of a constant or something it'll probably be accepted.
gollark: Politics makes all the human tribal instincts flare up, and brings in ideological stuff.

References
  1. "Duke University's Sanford School Faculty Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. Browning, Maria (October 6, 2016). "Bronwen Dickey talks about Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon". Nashville Scene. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. Garner, Dwight (December 3, 2012). "Oxford American, Hail to Literary Magazine's Past and Future". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. Tuttle, Kate (June 23, 2016). "Bronwen Dickey on why we're so afraid of pit bulls". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. Worrall, Simon (July 3, 2016). "The Most Feared Dogs May Also Be the Most Misunderstood". National Geographic. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. "Hollywood Reporter Scores Fourth Consecutive National Magazine Award Nomination for 'General Excellence'". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  7. "Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition : Awards for Work Published in 2008–2009". Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  8. "Pat Conroy at 70: Celebrating South Carolina's Prince of Titles". University of South Carolina. October 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. Dickey, Bronwen (December 2, 2013). "The Last Wild River". Vanderbilt Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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