Sandra Novack (born 1972) is an American writer of a novel and short stories. Her debut novel, Precious, was a Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2009.[1]
Sandra Novack | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA) |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
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Early life and education edit
Novack was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1972, to Joanne Novack, a court systems operator at Lehigh County Courthouse, and Joseph Novack, a millwright at Bethlehem Steel.
In 2003, she received her Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Vermont.[2]
Career edit
Novack's short stories have been published in The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, Gulf Coast, Descant, and Chattahoochee Review.
Stephen King named Novack's story "Memphis" a "Distinguished Story" in The Best American Short Stories, published in 2007.[3] She has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize, and her nonfiction work "Hunk" was nominated as a runner-up for the 2006 Iowa Review Award,[4] and she is a recipient of the 2010-2011 Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship[5] and 2011 Illinois Arts Council grant.[6]
Her short story collection, Everyone But You, was published by Random House in 2011.[7] Her work has been translated into Dutch.[8]
Personal life edit
Novack lives in Oak Park, Illinois.[5]
Works edit
Novels edit
- Precious (2009)
Short stories edit
- Everyone But You (2011)
References edit
- ^ Booklist top 10 first novels of 2009 Book List Online
- ^ Siegel, S. Valley native returns to roots for novel The Morning Call, March 15, 2009
- ^ Kinchen, D. Debut novel 'Precious' explores complex issues of marriage, children, friends and neighbors The Huntington News, March 15, 2009
- ^ "2006 Iowa Review Award announcements". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Christopher Isherwood Foundation".
- ^ "FY11 Individual Artist Support Initiative Recipients | Illinois Arts Council Agency".
- ^ Catalog randomhouse.com [dead link]
- ^ Novack, S. 2009. De Terugkeer (Trans. J. Dekker), Boekerij
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