Fiction Writer
Publications & Prizes
Books:
Everything I Was (Lerner Publications, 2014)
, Returning to Shore (Lerner Publications, 2014)
, The Writing Circle (Hyperion Books, 2010)
, Eleven Stories High: Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town, 1948-1968 (SUNY Press, 2000)
, If Ever I Return Again (Harper Collins, 2000)
, What We Save for Last (Milkweed Editions, 1992)
Prizes won:
FELLOWSHIPS
Two National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship.
PRIZES
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award for Saying Goodbye to Lulu.
Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, The Disappearing Island.
Massachusetts Book Prize “Best Read,” Everything I Was
PEN Syndicated Fiction Competition winner.
Lawrence Foundation Prize for the best story to appear in Michigan Quarterly Review.
Breakthrough Contest winner, University of Missouri Press.
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
English American
Prefers to work with:
Adults
Born in:
New York
Raised in:
New York,
NY
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Last update: Aug 13, 2014