Martha Conway (born 1964) is an American author known for historical fiction novels. Her book Thieving Forest won the North American Book Award for Historical Fictions in 2014,[1] The Underground River won the Editors Choice Award by the New York Times Book Review,[2] and 12 Bliss Street was nominated for an Edgar Award.
Biography
editConway was born in 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio,[3] as the sixth out of seven sisters. She wrote the trilogy The Underground River, Thieving Forest, and The Physician's Daughter.[4] Conway's short fictions has been published in The Quarterly, Massachusetts Review, Carolina Quarterly, Iowa Review, etc. In 2017, she appeared on CBS to discuss her novel, Underground River.[5] She resides in San Francisco, where she teaches creative writing at Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program.[6]
Bibliography
edit- 12 Bliss St. (2003)
- Thieving Forest (2014)
- Sugarland (2016)
- Underground River (2017)
- Physician's Daughter (2022)
References
edit- ^ "Award Winners | North American Book Awards". Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "10 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2017-07-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "'Underground River' author to speak in Fremont". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ McIntyre, Barbara. "Book Talk: The Physician's Daughter is fine historical drama". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Martha Conway, Author Of Underground River. CBS. 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-12 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Continuing Studies | Stanford University". continuingstudies.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-12.