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Kass Fleisher

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Kass Fleisher
Born(1959-10-21)October 21, 1959
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2023(2023-01-06) (aged 63)
Normal, Illinois, U.S.
EducationDickinson College (BA)
University of North Dakota (MA)
Binghamton University (PhD)
GenreFiction, creative nonfiction, plays, screenplays
Spouse
Joe Amato
(m. 1995; div. 2013)
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Website
kassfleisher.com

Helen Kassia (Kass) Fleisher (October 21, 1959 – January 6, 2023) was an American writer best known for her fiction and creative nonfiction.

Biography

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Fleisher earned degrees in English from Dickinson College (B.A., 1981), the University of North Dakota (M.A., 1989), and Binghamton University (Ph.D., 1993). Fleisher was the author of five books and numerous essays and reviews, and the editor, with Caitlin M. Alvarez, of a literary anthology. With her frequent writing partner, Joe Amato, Fleisher wrote several screenplays (none of which have been produced to date). From 2003 to 2023, Fleisher was a member of the creative writing faculty at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. She founded Steerage Press in 2011.

Books

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As author

As editor

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References

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  1. ^ "Helen Kassia "Kass" Fleisher". The Pantagraph. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.