Debra Spark (born 1962) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and editor. She teaches at Colby College[1] and at Warren Wilson College.[2]
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| Born | 1962 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Genres | novel, short story, essay |
| Notable awards | John C. Zacharis First Book Award |
Biography
editDebra Spark was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1962. She graduated from Yale University. Her work has appeared in AGNI,[3] Esquire, Narrative,[4] Ploughshares,[5] The New York Times, Food and Wine, Yankee, Down East, The Washington Post, Maine Home + Design and The San Francisco Chronicle.
She lives with her husband and son in North Yarmouth, Maine.
Awards
edit- 1995 John C. Zacharis First Book Award
- National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
- Bunting Institute fellowship from Radcliffe College
Works
edit- And Then Something Happened: Essays on Fiction Writing. Engine Books. 2020. ISBN 9781938126468.
- Unknown Caller. Louisiana State University Press. 2016. ISBN 9780807164693.
- The Pretty Girl. Four Way Books. 2012. ISBN 9781935536185.
- Good for the Jews. University of Michigan Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-472-11711-6.
- Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing. University of Michigan Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-472-06897-5.
- "The Revived Art of the Toy Theatre", AGNI 58. 2003.[permanent dead link]
- The Ghost of Bridgetown. Graywolf Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-55597-352-0.
- Coconuts for the Saint. HarperCollins Publishers. 1996. ISBN 978-0-380-72630-1.
Anthologies
edit- Julie Checkoway, ed. (2001). "The Trigger: What Gives Rise to a Story?". Creating fiction: instruction and insights from teachers of the Associated Writing Programs. Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 978-1-884910-51-7.
- Alan Kaufman, ed. (1987). The New generation: fiction for our time from America's writing programs. Anchor Press/Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-23952-3.
- Wesley McNair, ed. (2005). "A Short Wedding Story". Contemporary Maine fiction: an anthology of short stories. Down East Enterprise Inc. ISBN 978-0-89272-693-6.
- DeWitt Henry, ed. (2002). "Last Things". Sorrow's Company: Great Writers on Loss and Grief. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-6237-1.
Editor
edit- Debra Spark, ed. (1986). 20 under 30: best stories by America's new young writers. Scribner's. ISBN 978-0-684-18640-5.
References
editExternal links
edit- "Author's website"
- Bret Lott (2005). Before we get started: a practical memoir of the writer's life. Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-345-47817-7.