Hanna Pylväinen

Hanna Pylväinen is an American novelist and educator. She is on the faculty at the Warren Wilson College MFA for Writers. She was formerly an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

Hanna Pylväinen
Born
U.S.
Other namesHanna Pylvainen
Alma materMount Holyoke College,
University of Michigan
Occupation(s)Novelist, educator

Life

Hanna Pylväinen grew up in suburban Detroit. Her family belonged to a conservative Finnish Lutheran church, a sect called Laestadianism.[1] Pylväinen attended Mount Holyoke College and received a BA degree in 2007,[2] and she received a MFA degree from the University of Michigan.[3] She was a postgraduate Zell Fellow, awarded by the Zell Family Foundation.[4]

Her strict religious upbringing inspired her first novel, We Sinners, which follows the individual members of a large religious family as they grapple with their faith.[1][5] Her writing has appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere.[6]

In 2023, her novel The End of Drum-Time was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction.[7]

Awards and honors

Work
  • Pylväinen, Hanna (2007). Unbelieving: A Memoir. Mount Holyoke College.
  • Pylvainen, Hanna (March 30, 2012). "Easter Among Strangers". The New York Times Magazine (article).
  • Pylväinen, Hanna (2012). We Sinners: A Novel. New York City, New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-80509-533-3.
  • Pylväinen, Hanna (2023). The End of Drum-Time. New York City, New York: Holt. ISBN 978-1-250-82290-1.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "Faith, Family And Forgiveness In 'We Sinners'". NPR.org. 23 August 2012.
  2. "Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly Winter 2013". Issuu. Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College. 2013. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. "Hanna Pylväinen". Chicago Tribune. 2012-09-16. pp. FICT–23. ISSN 1085-6706. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  4. "Zell Family Foundation Awards $50 Million to University of Michigan Creative Writing Program". Candid, philanthropy news. March 8, 2013.
  5. Williams, John (2012-10-23). "4 Playwrights Among Winners of 2012 Whiting Awards". ArtsBeat, The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. "Hanna Pylväinen". Lewis Center for the Arts.
  7. "Here are the 2023 National Book Award finalists". Literary Hub. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  8. "The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen". Publishers Weekly. September 28, 2022. ISSN 0000-0019. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  9. "PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 23, 2023". Publishers Weekly. January 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. "The End of Drum-Time". Kirkus Reviews. November 16, 2022.
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