Lynne Barrett

Fiction Writer

North Miami, FL
Florida US
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Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Miami Noir: The Classics (Akashic Books, 2020)
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Flash! Writing the Very Short Story (W. W. Norton & Company, 2018)
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Fifteen Views of Miami (Burrow Press, 2014)
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A Hell of a Woman (Busted Flush Press, 2007)
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One Year to a Writing Life (Marlowe & Company, 2007)
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Miami Noir (Akashic Books, 2006)
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A Dixie Christmas (Algonquin Books, 2005)
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Birth A Literary Companion (University of Iowa Press, 2002)
Books:
Magpies (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2011)
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Birth: A Literary Companion (University of Iowa Press, 2002)
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The Secret Names of Women (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1999)
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The Land of Go (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1988)
Journals:
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
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Necessary Fiction
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New Flash Fiction Review
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Night Train
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Orange Blossom Review
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Other Voices
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Redbook
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Willows Wept Review
Prizes won: 

—Gold Medal, General Fiction, Florida Book Awards, for Magpies —Edgar Award, Mystery Writers of America, Best Mystery Short Story, "Elvis Lives"

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Irish American
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Raised in: 
Verona, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Dec 24, 2022