Alison Baker (writer)
Alison Baker | |
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| Born | 1953 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Reed College, Indiana University |
| Genre | short story |
Alison Baker (born 1953 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American short story writer.[1]
Life[edit]
She graduated from Reed College and Indiana University with a Master of Library Science. She worked as a medical librarian and a library activist.
Her work has appeared in Shenandoah, the Atlantic Monthly, Story, Alaska Quarterly Review,[2] Orion Nature Quarterly, the Washington Post,[3] Witness, ZYZZYVA.
She was a Ragdale Foundation resident and a Fellow at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Awards[edit]
- 1992 George Garrett Fiction Award for "Field Notes"
- 1994 O. Henry Award
- the Gettysburg Review Award
- George Garrett Award for Fiction
- finalist for the National Magazine Award.
Works[edit]
- Loving Wanda Beaver: Novella and Stories. Chronicle Books. 1997. ISBN 978-0-8118-1788-2.
Alison Baker.
- How I Came West, and Why I Stayed. Chronicle Books. April 1, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8118-0324-3.
Anthologies[edit]
- The Best American Short Stories 1993
- Best of the West
- New Stories From the South
- Pushcart Prize.
References[edit]
- ^ "Experience Literature - Fiction". www.bedfordstmartins.com. Archived from the original on 2001-11-25.
- ^ "Alaska Quarterly Review - A Literary Magazine".
- ^ "washingtonpost.com - search nation, world, technology and Washington area news archives".
External links[edit]
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