Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer, Spoken Word Artist
Publications & Prizes
Creative Nonfiction
Book:
What I Thought I Knew (Viking/Penguin, 2009)
Fiction
Book:
The Tale of the Souvenir Shop (Simon & Schuster, 1997)
Spoken Word
Performances:
Dance Theatre Workshop, New York -The Play that Knows What You Want (2005)
, Galway International Festival - The Parrot (2005)
, L.A. Women's Theatre Festival - Thin Walls (2005)
, Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival - Jessica on the Ceiling (2005)
, Symphony Space - The Balinese Frog Prince (2005)
, Thin Walls, University of Michigan (2005)
, Edinburgh Fringe Festival- Thin Walls (2003)
Prizes won:
What I Thought I Knew: A Memoir (Viking / Penguin, 2009) won the Elle's Lettres 2009 Grand Prix for Nonfiction, it was selected as one of Oprah Magazine’s 25 Best Books of Summer and Salon's Best Books of the Year. The recipient of fellowships and grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and she is a 2011 Virginia Center for Creative Arts Fellow. She holds a BA from Princeton University and an MFA from The New School. She teaches at The New School.
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Feminist, Jewish
Prefers to work with:
Any
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
New York
Raised in:
Mamaroneck,
NY
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Last update: Jun 09, 2011