Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Valya Dudycz Lupescu | |
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| Born | February 4, 1974 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | DePaul University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Genre | Magic realism, fantasy, speculative fiction |
| Notable works | The Silence of Trees |
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Valya Dudycz Lupescu (also known as Valya Lupescu) is a Ukrainian American writer of magic realism and speculative fiction.
Background and personal life
A second-generation Ukrainian American, Lupescu's writing reflects both her Ukrainian heritage and her American life.[1] She holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a B.A. in English from DePaul University, Chicago. She has taught at DePaul University, Loyola University, and Columbia College in Chicago. Lupescu is the daughter of retired Illinois state senator Walter Dudycz. She is divorced and lives in Chicago, Illinois with her boyfriend and writer, Stephen H. Segal and her three children.
Works
Lupescu's debut novel,The Silence of Trees, was published in 2010 by Wolfsword Press and was selected as a semifinalist in the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Lupescu is also the founding editor of Conclave: A Journal of Character and occasionally teaches workshops around Chicago and online. Lupescu founded and works creatively with artists, writers, and musicians who are members of the Coop: Chicago Creative Collaborative Salon.
Contributions to the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Lupescu is on the board of directors for the Chicago Writers Association and was one of the founders of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame had its inaugural Induction Ceremony on November 20, 2010, at Northeastern Illinois University. Lupescu was the Director of Event Planning for the event that inducted Saul Bellow, Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Lorraine Hansberry, and Studs Terkel.[2]
Books
- The Silence of Trees (2010, Wolfsword Press, author)
- Conclave: A Journal of Character (2008, 2009–2010, editor) Various artists and authors with a focus on character-driven prose, poetry, and art.
See also
References
External links
- Valya Dudycz Lupescu Home Page
- Books To Look For, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction review of The Silence of Trees by Charles de Lint
- Book Review for The Nervous Breakdown by Kristin Thiel
- Book Review for The Romance Reviews by Veronica Marie Beaumont
- Interview on Between the Lines: Devoted to intelligent, opinionated booklovers and their bewildering array of idiosyncrasies by Kevin Nielson
- History of Conclave: A Journal of Character
- Coop: Chicago Creative Collaborative Salon
- Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Website
- Valya Dudycz Lupescu at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American fantasy writers
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- American women novelists
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Postmodern writers
- DePaul University alumni
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- 21st-century American women writers
- Writers from Chicago