![]() The writer’s journey from object to subject is alive with the unsteadiness of the book’s own project. She is Professor of English and the Editor of New Letters magazine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.Ībout:blank, University of Pittsburgh PressĬlaudia Rankine, Judge: "This stunning collection performs a consciousness’ struggle with the limits of language, acknowledging its own porousness in the process. Hodgen has been the recipient of both an NEA Grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Won the 2001 AWP Award for Short Fiction and was a finalist for the PEN/HemingwayĪward. A Jeweler’s Eye for Flaw (UMASS 2003),her collection of short stories, Norton & Co.), was featured by Barnes & Noble in their “Discover Great Review as “the literary equivalent of a hand grenade,” and was an an Editors’ Choice selection in both The New York Times Book Review and Booklist. Norton & Co., 2010) was hailed by The New York Times Book Boy Meets Girl is also an absorbing story of an enduring male-female friendship, written with confidence and great comic flair by a writer at the top of her game.”Ĭhristie Hodgen is the author of three previous books of fiction. The novel that ensues from these few minutes is a transfixing plunge through twenty-five years of American history: not Clinton’s history, but the girl’s and others like her, who stand just outside the spotlight of political power but whom this novel makes glow with their own significance. Salvatore Scibona, Judge: “During the 1992 presidential primary, a girl-friendless for now-is closing a sandwich shop in New Hampshire. The Golden Land will be her first published novel. Liz holds a Master of Fine Arts from Lesley University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. Her fiction explores questions of culture and identity-what makes us unique, what brings us together, and what we can learn from each other when we take the time to listen. Writing is her way of trying to make sense of the worlds she inhabits. This is a timely, necessary book."Įlizabeth Shick is an American expat who has spent the last two decades living and working in various corners of the globe, including six years in Myanmar, over ten years in Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, The Gambia, and Tanzania), and three stints in Rome, Italy, where her two daughters were born. Elizabeth Shick has written a compelling, emotionally complex novel that explores the difficulties of defining oneself amid the struggle of competing cultures. Sabina Murray, Judge: "A heartfelt exploration of the ties of family, The Golden Land is an engrossing tale told across generations with the explosive history of Myanmar as its backdrop. The Golden Land, New Issues Poetry & Prose She contributes to water advocacy for projects that include water justice and water preservation. and instructor at the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing at Lasell University, MA, and Interlochen College of Creative Arts, MI, and appears at conferences throughout the country. ![]() ![]() She is founding editor of Dunes Review: Northern Michigan’s Literary Magazine former president of Michigan Writers, Inc. ![]() She adapted the meditations of the nature artist Gwen Frostic for Chaotic Harmony, a choreopoem. She has written seven plays, including award-winning Northern Belles (inspired by oral histories of women farmers) and Secrets of Luuce Talk Tavern, 2012 winner of the CTAM contest. She edited Elemental, A Collection of Michigan Nonfiction (Michigan Notable Book, 2019) and Looking Over My Shoulder: Reflections on the Twentieth Century (A Michigan Humanities Council Project). She wrote Love, Sex and 4-H (Next Generation Indie Award for memoir) Pulling Down the Barn, and House of Fields (Michigan Notable Books)-all focused on agrarian culture and issues of identity- An American Map: Essays, and a full-length collection of poetry, Uncoded Woman (Milkweed Editions). Laced into these exquisite sentences is a lesson for us all on how to honor a life.”Īnne-Marie Oomen is the coauthor of Lake Michigan Mermaid: A Tale in Poems (with poet Linda Nemec Foster), a Michigan Notable Book 2019. As Long as I Know You: The Mom Book, University of Georgia PressĪimee Nezhukumatathil, Judge: “There is a brave intimacy in As Long as I Know You: The Mom Book. Such a thorough, deep remembrance casts its gaze not only on those who have passed, but the devastation of loss itself. ![]()
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