Mary Rakow
Mary Rakow | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Riverside Harvard University Boston College (PhD) |
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Mary Rakow is an American novelist.
Life
[edit]She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from University of California, Riverside,[1] in 1970,[2] from Harvard University with a master's degree in Theological Studies, and from Boston College with a Ph.D. in Theology, Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society. Her work has appeared in Works & Conversations.[3] She has appeared on Writers on Writing, with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett KUCI-FM.[4]
Rakow is a member of PEN Center USA/West, where she has mentored in the PEN Rosenthal Emerging Voices Program.[5]
Rakow is a novelist and freelance editor living in San Francisco as an urban hermit in the ancient Catholic Christian tradition.
Awards
[edit]- 2002 10 Best Books in the West, L.A. Times, 2002
- 2003 Lannan Literary Fellowship[6]
- 2003 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing shortlist[7]
- 2010 Whale and Star residency in the studio of Enrique Martínez Celaya
Works
[edit]- "Poeta: from The Memory Room". In Posse Review (12).
- Mary Rakow. (28 Feb 2002). The Memory Room. Counterpoint Press. ISBN 978-1-58243-172-7.
- Matthew Biro, Leo A. Harrington, Mary Rakow (2012). Martinez Celaya, Working Methods. Ediciones Poligrafa. ISBN 978-84-343-1316-3.
- Mary Rakow. (15 Dec 2015). This Is Why I Came, a novel. Counterpoint Press. ISBN 978-1-61902-575-2.
Anthology
[edit]- Samantha Dunn (2005). Women on the Edge. Toby Press. ISBN 978-1-59264-125-3.[8]
Theology
[edit]- "Christ's Descent into Hell: Calvin's Interpretation", Religion in Life, 43, (Summer 1974)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "UCR Newsroom: Home".
- ^ "UCR Fiat Lux: Class Notes". www.fiatlux.ucr.edu. Archived from the original on 2005-12-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Writers on Writing with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett".
- ^ "PEN Center USA | 2005 Emerging Voices Reception". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Lannan Foundation - Mary Rakow". Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "William Saroyan International Prize for Writing". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "L.A. Times Article - New Read on L.A." Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Karl Tamburr (2007). The harrowing of hell in medieval England. DS Brewer. ISBN 978-1-84384-117-3.
External links
[edit]- Mary Rakow's website
- "Three Questions for Mary Rakow", The Los Angeles Times, Susan Salter Reynolds, June 30, 2002
- Jane Fitch's Book List
- This is Why I Came website
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