Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard
BornAnnie Doak
(1945-04-30) April 30, 1945 (age 79)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Period1974–present
Genre
  • Nonfiction
  • fiction
  • poetry
Notable works
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1975 – Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Spouse
ChildrenCody Rose
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Annie Dillard (née Doak; born April 30, 1945)[1] is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and nonfiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. From 1980, Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.

  1. ^ "Annie Dillard". Britannica. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.