Debra Spark (born 1962) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and editor. She teaches at Colby College[1] and at Warren Wilson College.[2]

Debra Spark
Born1962
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupationprofessor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Genresnovel, short story, essay
Notable awardsJohn C. Zacharis First Book Award

Biography

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Debra Spark was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1962. She graduated from Yale University. Her work has appeared in AGNI,[3] Esquire, Narrative,[4] Ploughshares,[5] The New York Times, Food and Wine, Yankee, Down East, The Washington Post, Maine Home + Design and The San Francisco Chronicle.

She lives with her husband and son in North Yarmouth, Maine.

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Works

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  • And Then Something Happened: Essays on Fiction Writing. Engine Books. 2020. ISBN 9781938126468.
  • Unknown Caller. Louisiana State University Press. 2016. ISBN 9780807164693.
  • The Pretty Girl. Four Way Books. 2012. ISBN 9781935536185.
  • Good for the Jews. University of Michigan Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-472-11711-6.
  • Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing. University of Michigan Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-472-06897-5.
  • "The Revived Art of the Toy Theatre", AGNI 58. 2003.[permanent dead link]
  • The Ghost of Bridgetown. Graywolf Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-55597-352-0.
  • Coconuts for the Saint. HarperCollins Publishers. 1996. ISBN 978-0-380-72630-1.

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