Shannon Hamann Timeline, Legacy & History

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1966

Born in Nebraska on March 15, 1966.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

B.A. with distinction, Communications, film and broadcasting, with English minor, University of Iowa, December 1986 (graduated Phi Beta Kappa) M.F.A. University of Iowa Program in Creative Writing (The Iowa Writers’ Workshop), December 1991

Academic and Professional Honors

Bluestem Award, Finalist, 1993
John Willams Andrews Narrative Poetry Prize, Finalist, 1993
Wildwood Prize, Honorable Mention, 1994
Winner, second place, White Rabbit Poetry Contest, 1994
Robert Francis Memorial Prize, Honorable Mention, 1995
White Eagle Coffee Store Press Fall 1995 Poetry Chapbook Contest second place winner
Nominee for a Pushcart Prize, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 & 1997
Winner, $500+conference tuition, Writers at Work Fellowship Competition, 1994
Walt Whitman Award finalist 1996
Scholarship recipient, Napa Valley Writers' Conference, 1995
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry Recipient, 1995
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship finalist, 1995
Paumonok Award Runner Up 1996
First place winner The Georgia State University Review Poetry Competition 1996
Silver Medalist The Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition, 1996, Finalist for the First Novel James Jones Competition 2003,
National Endowment for the Arts Travel Grant 2004

2004

Passed away on December 5, 2004 at the age of 38.

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Memorial Candles

	Leif Bloor lit a candle on 03/15/2017: "Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust."

	Lori Aspaas lit a candle on 03/11/2017: "Happy Birthday Shannon! You are loved by many and missed!"

	Matt SI NYC lit a candle on 04/22/2016: "I miss crossing paths with you - love ya."

	Heather Hamann lit a candle on 03/15/2016: "Happy Birthday, Heartbreaker."

	Lori Aspaas lit a candle on 03/12/2016: "Just want to say "thinking of you tonight " and want to wish you a Happy Birthday! Shannon!"

	Taryn Knight lit a candle on 02/16/2016: "Thinking about you so much today. My daughter lost a friend from school. The funeral was so hard."

	Gretchen (Muffin) Witte-Martin lit a candle on 02/14/2016: "I've always wondered where you went. I've finally found you after all of these years. R.I.P. My Kindergarten Crush"

	Heidi Witte lit a candle on 02/13/2016: "Shannon- you wore short-shorts better than anyone!!"

	Sherry Jones lit a candle on 01/03/2016: "Just read your Mom's book, Inhabited. Great book by the way. Saw about your book at the end, going to read it next. RIP"

	Tia Woodward lit a candle on 12/17/2015: "Sharing your poetry with a friend. I miss you and your brilliant mind."

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