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'''Charles Everit Poverman''' (born November 8, 1944, [[New Haven, Connecticut]]) is an American fiction writer. |
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'''Charles Everit Poverman''' (born November 8, 1944) is an American fiction writer. |
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Poverman is the son of A. David Poverman, a surgeon and Helen Goldberg Poverman. He has an older sister, Judith.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"> Dictionary of Literary Biography ,by Victoria Nelson (2001, Vol.234 -third series) (Page 1-2)</ref> |
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Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Poverman was the only son of A. David Poverman, a noted surgeon educated at the University of Vermont. His mother, Helen Goldberg Poverman, was a Smith College graduate and at one time an aspiring playwright who attended Yale Drama School. A sister, Judith, preceded him by four years.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography">,by Victoria Nelson (2001, Vol.234 -third series) (Page 1-2)</ref> |
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On Labor Day 1955, at age eleven, Poverman contracted [[polio]] during the last major epidemic before [[Jonas Salk]]’s [[polio vaccine]] was released. He was the only child in the ward who neither died nor was permanently paralyzed.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> Poverman cites this incident as a watershed in his own life{{vague|date=September 2014}} and in his understanding of family dynamics.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> |
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On Labor Day 1955, at age eleven, Poverman contracted polio during the last major epidemic before Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was released. He was the only child in the ward who neither died nor was permanently paralyzed.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> In a twist of fate, his sister endured an adulthood of paralysis after a motorcycle accident in her late twenties.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> Poverman cites this incident as a watershed in his own life and in his understanding of family dynamics.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> |
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Poverman attended [[Hopkins Grammar School]], a private school in New Haven, where he swam competitively and graduated in 1962. Poverman then entered Yale and studied writing under Robert Penn Warren. He was a Senior Scholar of the House and president of his senior society, Elihu. He graduated with “High Honors with Exceptional Distinction” in 1966.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> |
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Poverman attended Hopkins Grammar School, a private school in New Haven, where he swam competitively and graduated in 1962. Poverman then entered Yale and studied writing under Robert Penn Warren. He was a Senior Scholar of the House and president of his senior society, Elihu. He graduated with “High Honors with Exceptional Distinction” in 1966.<ref name="Dictionary of Literary Biography"/> |
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Following graduation, Poverman went to India on a [[Fulbright]] teaching fellowship. After nine months of teaching and a short stint as a famine relief worker in India, he lived briefly in Thailand before returning to the United States. In 1969, he earned an M.F.A. with honors from the [[University of Iowa]] Writing Program. |
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Following graduation, Poverman went to India on a Fulbright teaching fellowship. After nine months of teaching and a short stint as a famine relief worker in India, he lived briefly in Thailand before returning to the United States. In 1969, he earned an M.F.A. with honors from the University of Iowa Writing Program. |
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His first collection of stories, ''The Black Velvet Girl'', won the Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award in 1976. Competition judge Donald Barthelme wrote: “Poverman takes us to new places, new cities of the imagination. He is adept, surprising, sometimes harsh, and frequently very funny—a real discovery.<ref>[http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/22/, at The Black Velvet Girl]; by Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award; published 1976; retrieved July 1, 2013</ref> |
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His first collection of stories, ''The Black Velvet Girl'', won the Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award in 1976. Competition judge Donald Barthelme wrote: “Poverman takes us to new places, new cities of the imagination. He is adept, surprising, sometimes harsh, and frequently very funny—a real discovery.<ref>[http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/22/], at The Black Velvet Girl; by Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award; published 1976; retrieved July 1, 2013</ref> |
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In 1977, he took a position at the [[University of Arizona]] at Tucson and published his first novel, ''Susan'', with Viking. In 1980, he published his second novel, ''Solomon's Daughter'', also with Viking. That same year he married the photographer Linda Fry. Their son, Dana, was born in 1983 and their daughter, Marisa, in 1987. In 1986, he published his third novel ''My Father in Dreams''. |
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In 1977, he took a position at the University of Arizona at Tucson and published his first novel, ''Susan'', with Viking. In 1980, he published his second novel, ''Solomon's Daughter'', also with Viking. That same year he married the photographer Linda Fry. Their son, Dana, was born in 1983 and their daughter, Marisa, in 1987. In 1986, he published his third novel ''My Father in Dreams''. |
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Poverman’s second story collection, ''Skin'' was published in 1992. In the Winter 1992 issue of ''[[The Georgia Review]]'', Greg Johnson wrote that ''Skin'' “powerfully dramatizes the stress and confusion of people who try, quixotically and sometimes nobly, to get inside the skin of another person,<ref>"Good Men, Bad Times", by Greg Johnson; in The Georgia Review (winter 1992) (page 786-793)</ref> while a review from PBS Books & Company stated "the stories all hit the mark with their depictions of characters who are devious, gullible, confused, quirky and even insane, but never unreal."<ref name="Books & Co review">{{cite news|url=http://www.azpbs.org/books/authordetail.php?id=170|title=Books & Co. - C.E. Poverman|date=June 5, 1993|work=[[KAET]]|publisher=Eight, Arizona PBS|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Poverman’s second story collection, ''Skin'', published in 1992. In the Winter 1992 issue of ''The Georgia Review'', Greg Johnson noted that ''Skin'' “powerfully dramatizes the stress and confusion of people who try, quixotically and sometimes nobly, to get inside the skin of another person.<ref>"Good Men, Bad Times", by Greg Johnson; in The Georgia Review (winter 1992) (page 786-793)</ref> |
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In August 2013, Poverman published his seventh book, ''Love by Drowning''. A starred review in ''[[Library Journal]]'' called it "an acutely intelligent psychological thriller that will keep readers as off-balance as his protagonist."<ref>[http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/books/fiction/xpress-reviews-fiction-first-look-at-new-books-august-30-2013/ Review of Love by Drowning], at Library Journal; by Michael Pucci; published August 30, 2013; retrieved September 1, 2013</ref> |
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In August 2013, Poverman published his seventh book, ''Love by Drowning''. A starred review in ''Library Journal'' called it "an acutely intelligent psychological thriller that will keep readers as off-balance as his protagonist."<ref>[http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/books/fiction/xpress-reviews-fiction-first-look-at-new-books-august-30-2013/], at Library Journal; by Michael Pucci; published August 30, 2013; retrieved September 1, 2013</ref> |
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==Works== |
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'''Chief Works''' |
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*''The Black Velvet Girl'' (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1976) |
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*''Susan'' (New York; Viking, 1977) |
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*''Solomon’s Daughter'' (New York: Viking, 1981) |
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*''My Father in Dreams'' (New York: Scribners, 1988) |
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*''Skin: Stories'' (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1992) |
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*''On the Edge'' (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1997) |
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*''Love by Drowning'' (Berkeley, California: El León Literary Arts, 2013). |
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''The Black Velvet Girl'' (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1976) |
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==Awards== |
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''Susan'' (New York; Viking, 1977) |
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''Solomon’s Daughter'' (New York: Viking, 1981) |
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''My Father in Dreams'' (New York: Scribners, 1988) |
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''Skin: Stories'' (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1992) |
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''On the Edge'' (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1997) |
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''Love by Drowning'' (Berkeley, California: El León Literary Arts, 2013). |
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'''Select Periodical Publications''' |
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“With the Opposite Hand,” ''Witness'', 9 (Spring/Summer 1995): 173-178 |
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“Landlocked,” ''Santa Monica Review'', 7 (Spring/Summer 1995): 111-136 |
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“Deer Season,” ''Ontario Review'', 44 (Spring 1996): 27-43 |
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“Washington Crossing the Delaware,” ''Gettysburg Review'', 10 (Winter 1997): 571-584 |
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"Baby R", ''Ploughshares'', Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2009) |
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'''Interviews''' |
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J. C. Martin, “Author Translates Life into Fiction,” ''Arizona Star'', April 1, 1989 |
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Christopher J. Patyk, “Professor Discovers Himself in Fiction,” ''Arizona Daily Wildcat'', April 18, 1989, p. 10 |
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Charlotte Lowe, “Literary Survivor,” ''Tucson Citizen'', March 16, 1993, p. B1 |
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Tim Vanderpool, "Gumshoe Gestalt," ''Tucson Weekly'', January 22-28, 1998, pp. 14-16 |
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“A Conversation with Author C. E. Poverman,” Omnimystery News, August 15, 2013, http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2013/08/a-conversation-with-author-ce-poverman-1308150800.html#.U1_du8cpKWA |
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Thom Didato, “Author Q & A,” Failbetter.com, August 15, 2013, http://failbetter.com/newsandnotes/wordpress/?s=Love+by+drowning |
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John Wilkens, "A Novel of Tragedy, Obsession," ''U-T San Diego'', August 18, 2013, http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/18/tp-a-novel-of-tragedy-obsession/ |
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Ann Brown, "C. E. Poverman's new release: ''Love by Drowning''," ''Arizona Daily Star'', September 8, 2013, http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/c-e-poverman-s-new-release-love-by-drowning/article_28387f5d-6668-5db9-8003-65fd78a9c90d.html |
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'''Reviews''' |
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''Des Moines Register'', review of ''The Black Velvet Girl'', October 31, 1976 |
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''Providence Sunday Journal'', review of ''The Black Velvet Girl'', April 3, 1977 |
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''The State'', Columbia, SC, review of ''Susan'', May 1, 1977 |
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''Kirkus Review'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', April 15, 1981 |
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''Publishers Weekly'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', May 1, 1981 |
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''Booklist'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', May 1, 1981 |
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''Library Journal'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', May 15, 1981 |
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''The Washington Post Book World'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', June 14, 1981 |
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''Cleveland Plain Dealer'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', July 5, 1981 |
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''The Atlantic Monthly'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', July, 1981 |
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''The Kansas City Star'', review of ''Solomon's Daughter'', August 31, 1981 |
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''Arizona Daily Star'', Author Profile, September 20, 1981 |
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''Kirkus Reviews'', review of ''Skin'', August 15, 1992 |
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''Publishers Weekly'', review of ''Skin'', September 7, 1992 |
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Arizona PBS, ''Books & Company'', June 5, 1993, http://www.azpbs.org/books/authordetail.php?id=170 |
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''Tucson Weekly'', “Best of Tucson '98”, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/bot98/nonframed/wanted09.html |
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''Library Journal'', review of ''Love by Drowning'', August 30, 2013, http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/books/fiction/xpress-reviews-fiction-first-look-at-new-books-august-30-2013/ |
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''Tucson Weekly'', "Obsession", September 19, 2013, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/obsession/Content?oid=3876252 |
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'''Awards''' |
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Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award, The Black Velvet Girl, 1976, http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/22/ |
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*1976, Iowa Short Fiction Award: ''The Black Velvet Girl'' <ref name="UIP ISFA">{{cite web|url=http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/22/|title="The Black Velvet Girl" by C. E. Poverman|publisher=University of Iowa Press|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Charles Everit Poverman (born November 8, 1944) is an American fiction writer.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Poverman was the only son of A. David Poverman, a noted surgeon educated at the University of Vermont. His mother, Helen Goldberg Poverman, was a Smith College graduate and at one time an aspiring playwright who attended Yale Drama School. A sister, Judith, preceded him by four years.[1]
On Labor Day 1955, at age eleven, Poverman contracted polio during the last major epidemic before Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was released. He was the only child in the ward who neither died nor was permanently paralyzed.[1] In a twist of fate, his sister endured an adulthood of paralysis after a motorcycle accident in her late twenties.[1] Poverman cites this incident as a watershed in his own life and in his understanding of family dynamics.[1]
Poverman attended Hopkins Grammar School, a private school in New Haven, where he swam competitively and graduated in 1962. Poverman then entered Yale and studied writing under Robert Penn Warren. He was a Senior Scholar of the House and president of his senior society, Elihu. He graduated with “High Honors with Exceptional Distinction” in 1966.[1]
Following graduation, Poverman went to India on a Fulbright teaching fellowship. After nine months of teaching and a short stint as a famine relief worker in India, he lived briefly in Thailand before returning to the United States. In 1969, he earned an M.F.A. with honors from the University of Iowa Writing Program.
His first collection of stories, The Black Velvet Girl, won the Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award in 1976. Competition judge Donald Barthelme wrote: “Poverman takes us to new places, new cities of the imagination. He is adept, surprising, sometimes harsh, and frequently very funny—a real discovery.[2]
In 1977, he took a position at the University of Arizona at Tucson and published his first novel, Susan, with Viking. In 1980, he published his second novel, Solomon's Daughter, also with Viking. That same year he married the photographer Linda Fry. Their son, Dana, was born in 1983 and their daughter, Marisa, in 1987. In 1986, he published his third novel My Father in Dreams.
Poverman’s second story collection, Skin, published in 1992. In the Winter 1992 issue of The Georgia Review, Greg Johnson noted that Skin “powerfully dramatizes the stress and confusion of people who try, quixotically and sometimes nobly, to get inside the skin of another person.[3]
In August 2013, Poverman published his seventh book, Love by Drowning. A starred review in Library Journal called it "an acutely intelligent psychological thriller that will keep readers as off-balance as his protagonist."[4]
Chief Works
The Black Velvet Girl (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1976)
Susan (New York; Viking, 1977)
Solomon’s Daughter (New York: Viking, 1981)
My Father in Dreams (New York: Scribners, 1988)
Skin: Stories (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1992)
On the Edge (Princeton: Ontario Review Press, 1997)
Love by Drowning (Berkeley, California: El León Literary Arts, 2013).
Select Periodical Publications
“With the Opposite Hand,” Witness, 9 (Spring/Summer 1995): 173-178
“Landlocked,” Santa Monica Review, 7 (Spring/Summer 1995): 111-136
“Deer Season,” Ontario Review, 44 (Spring 1996): 27-43
“Washington Crossing the Delaware,” Gettysburg Review, 10 (Winter 1997): 571-584
"Baby R", Ploughshares, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2009)
Interviews
J. C. Martin, “Author Translates Life into Fiction,” Arizona Star, April 1, 1989
Christopher J. Patyk, “Professor Discovers Himself in Fiction,” Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 18, 1989, p. 10
Charlotte Lowe, “Literary Survivor,” Tucson Citizen, March 16, 1993, p. B1
Tim Vanderpool, "Gumshoe Gestalt," Tucson Weekly, January 22-28, 1998, pp. 14-16
“A Conversation with Author C. E. Poverman,” Omnimystery News, August 15, 2013, http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2013/08/a-conversation-with-author-ce-poverman-1308150800.html#.U1_du8cpKWA
Thom Didato, “Author Q & A,” Failbetter.com, August 15, 2013, http://failbetter.com/newsandnotes/wordpress/?s=Love+by+drowning
John Wilkens, "A Novel of Tragedy, Obsession," U-T San Diego, August 18, 2013, http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/18/tp-a-novel-of-tragedy-obsession/
Ann Brown, "C. E. Poverman's new release: Love by Drowning," Arizona Daily Star, September 8, 2013, http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/c-e-poverman-s-new-release-love-by-drowning/article_28387f5d-6668-5db9-8003-65fd78a9c90d.html
Reviews
Des Moines Register, review of The Black Velvet Girl, October 31, 1976
Providence Sunday Journal, review of The Black Velvet Girl, April 3, 1977
The State, Columbia, SC, review of Susan, May 1, 1977
Kirkus Review, review of Solomon's Daughter, April 15, 1981
Publishers Weekly, review of Solomon's Daughter, May 1, 1981
Booklist, review of Solomon's Daughter, May 1, 1981
Library Journal, review of Solomon's Daughter, May 15, 1981
The Washington Post Book World, review of Solomon's Daughter, June 14, 1981
Cleveland Plain Dealer, review of Solomon's Daughter, July 5, 1981
The Atlantic Monthly, review of Solomon's Daughter, July, 1981
The Kansas City Star, review of Solomon's Daughter, August 31, 1981
Arizona Daily Star, Author Profile, September 20, 1981
Kirkus Reviews, review of Skin, August 15, 1992
Publishers Weekly, review of Skin, September 7, 1992
Arizona PBS, Books & Company, June 5, 1993, http://www.azpbs.org/books/authordetail.php?id=170
Tucson Weekly, “Best of Tucson '98”, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/bot98/nonframed/wanted09.html
Library Journal, review of Love by Drowning, August 30, 2013, http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/books/fiction/xpress-reviews-fiction-first-look-at-new-books-august-30-2013/
Tucson Weekly, "Obsession", September 19, 2013, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/obsession/Content?oid=3876252
Awards
Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award, The Black Velvet Girl, 1976, http://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/22/
References
- ^ a b c d e ,by Victoria Nelson (2001, Vol.234 -third series) (Page 1-2)
- ^ [1], at The Black Velvet Girl; by Iowa School of Letters Short Fiction Award; published 1976; retrieved July 1, 2013
- ^ "Good Men, Bad Times", by Greg Johnson; in The Georgia Review (winter 1992) (page 786-793)
- ^ [2], at Library Journal; by Michael Pucci; published August 30, 2013; retrieved September 1, 2013