Printable view of Marly Youmans

Listed as:

Fiction Writer, Poet

Public address:

Cooperstown, NY

New York US

Email:

smyoumans[at]yahoo.com

Bio:

Marly Youmans is the author of 13 books, primarily novels and poetry collections, as well as several Southern fantasies for younger readers. Recently she has served on a National Book Award judging panel. She has taught or served as writer in residence at Antioch, Hollins, Shared Worlds, etc.

Please see http://thepalaceat2.blogspot.com/p/events.html [2] for more information.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Born in:

Aiken

Website:

https://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.com [3]

Prizes won:

The Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction, 2012, and Silver Award, ForeWord BOTYA in fiction for "A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage" (Mercer, University Press, 2012)

The Michael Shaara Award, 2001, and short list, Southern Book Award, for "The Wolf Pit" (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001)

Two Theodore Hoepfner Awards, New Writer's Award of Capital Region Magazine, Gertrude Claytor Prize, AAP Hollins College. Please see individual book pages at www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.com [4] for other awards and citations.

Prefers to work with:

Adults