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American writer
Bronwen Dickey (born, May 17, 1981) is an American author, journalist, and
lecturer .
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's a
Visiting Lecturer on Journalism and
Public Policy in
Duke University .
[2]
Personal life
She lives in
North Carolina .
[9] She's the youngest child of the late poet and novelist
James Dickey .
[10]
References
^ — (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 .
^
a
b
"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.
^ Browning, Maria (October 6, 2016).
"Bronwen Dickey talks about Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon" .
Nashville Scene . Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ Garner, Dwight (December 3, 2012).
"Oxford American, Hail to Literary Magazine's Past and Future" .
The New York Times . Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ Tuttle, Kate (June 23, 2016).
"Bronwen Dickey on why we're so afraid of pit bulls" .
Boston Globe . Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ Worrall, Simon (July 3, 2016).
"The Most Feared Dogs May Also Be the Most Misunderstood" .
National Geographic . Archived from
the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^
"Hollywood Reporter Scores Fourth Consecutive National Magazine Award Nomination for 'General Excellence' " . The Hollywood Reporter . January 19, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^
"Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition : Awards for Work Published in 2008–2009" . Society of American Travel Writers Foundation . Archived from
the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^
"Pat Conroy at 70: Celebrating South Carolina's Prince of Titles" .
University of South Carolina . October 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ Dickey, Bronwen (December 2, 2013).
"The Last Wild River" .
Vanderbilt Magazine . Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
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