Nina McConigley
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Nina McConigley is an author who was born in Singapore and raised in the United States. She is best known for her 2013 short story collection Cowboys and East Indians, which won the 2014 PEN/Open Book Award.
McConigley's work explores the Indian immigrant experience in the American West. It investigates the complexities of identity and belonging and the relationships between immigrants and their adopted lands.
Early life and education[edit]
McConigley was born in Singapore[1] to an Irish father, Patrick McConigley, and an Indian mother, Nirmala Swamidoss McConigley. McConigley's mother later became the first person born in India to be elected to state government in the United States.[2]
McConigley was raised in Casper, Wyoming. She received an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College, a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston,[1] and a Master of Arts in English from the University of Wyoming.[2]
Career[edit]
Circa 2004, McConigley began teaching at the University of Wyoming.
She published her debut story collection, Cowboys and East Indians, in 2013. The book explores the ways culture, race, and geography intersect in Wyoming.[3] It won the 2014 PEN Open Book Award and the High Plains Book Award.[4][5]
Apart from her books, McConigley's essays and other writings have appeared in an array of literary journals and anthologies, such as The New York Times,[6] Orion,[7] and The Virginia Quarterly Review.[8] She writes an ongoing column series for High Country News, "Township and Range," which discuss various issues, including race, place, and parenthood.
In 2018, McConigley appeared on The Moth, where she recounted a tale entitled "Sorry Sari."[9][10]
Beyond her writing, McConigley is an advocate for broader representation of minority identity groups in literature. She has participated in panels, delivered keynote speeches, and conducted workshops aimed at promoting multicultural narratives.[11][12][13]
From 2019 to 2020, McConigley was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University.[2][14] In 2022, she received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[1][2]
In addition to teaching at the University of Wyoming, McConigley has now taught at Warren Wilson College[1] and Colorado State University.[2]
She is currently an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.[15]
Themes and style[edit]
McConigley's narrative style blends humor with emotional depth. A dominant theme across her work is the 'otherness' felt by immigrants and members of diasporic communities.
McConigley sets many of her stories in Wyoming. Her work counters monocultural narratives of rural America, highlighting Wyoming as a place where diverse cultures, beliefs, and experiences intersect.[16][17][18]
Awards and honors[edit]
In 2013, Oprah named Cowboys and East Indians one of the best books of the year.[2] In 2016, Publishers Weekly included it on their list of the "10 Best Books Set in the American West",[19] and in 2018, Bookriot included it on their "Best Books Set in Every State" list.[20]
From 2019 to 2020, McConigley held the Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship as a Fiction & Poetry Walter Jackson Bate Fellow.[14] In 2022, she received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[1]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Cowboys and East Indians | PEN/Open Book | Winner | [4][21] |
| 2014 | High Plains Book Award | Winner | [2][5] |
Publications[edit]
- Cowboys and East Indians. FiveChapters Books. 2013. ISBN 9780982939239. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Nina McConigley". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Linton Buk, Lindsay (October 3, 2017). "Nimi and Nina McConigley". Women in Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nina McConigley's Book 'Cowboys and East Indians' Wins PEN Award". NBC News. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2014 PEN Open Book Award". PEN America. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Previous Winners – High Plains Book Awards". Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McConigley, Nina (2013-11-08). "A Prairie Home, Abandoned". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McConigley, Nina (Fall 2014). "The Last Animal". Orion Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McConigley, Nina (Summer 2008). "Cowboys and East Indians". The Virginia Quarterly Review. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McConigley, Nina (2018-08-28). "Sorry Sari". The Moth. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The MOTHerview: A Deeper Dive with Nina McConigly and her Story, "Sorry Sari"". The Moth. 2022-11-09. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nina McConigley to Give UW Faculty Senate Speaker Series Talk Nov. 5". University of Wyoming. 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nina McConigley - Speak, memory: Retrospective Narration (July 2023)". Warren Wilson College. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Race in the Public Dialogue: Hate Speech and Free Speech in America Today". PEN America. 2019-07-03. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Nina McConigley". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nina McConigley, Assistant Professor - English". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Iredell, Jamie (2014-02-18). "Nina McConigley Is an Ambassador". Atticus Review. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sojourner, Mary (2016-06-14). "Southwest Book Review: Nina Conigley's 'Cowboys And East Indians'". KNAU Arizona Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Parker Le Melle, Stacy (2014-02-23). "Belonging to Wyoming, Belonging to the World: An Interview With Author Nina McConigley". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wink, Callan (January 29, 2016). "10 Best Books Set in the American West". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dumond, Susie (August 22, 2018). "Books Around America: The Best Books Set in Every State". Bookriot. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Awards: PEN Literary". Shelf Awareness. 2014-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-09. Unknown parameter
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