Susan Shreve (also known as Susan Richards Shreve) is an American novelist, memoirist, and children's book author. She has published fifteen novels, most recently More News Tomorrow (2019), and a memoir Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood (2007).[1] She has also published thirty books for children, most recently The Lovely Shoes (2011), and edited or co-edited five anthologies. Shreve co-founded the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program at George Mason University in 1980, where she teaches fiction writing. She is the co-founder and the former chairman of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. She lives in Washington, D.C.[2]
Susan Shreve | |
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| Born | May 2, 1939 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Virginia (MA) |
| Genre | novel, memoir, children's literature |
Early life
editSusan Richards Shreve was born May 2, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, but moved with her family to Washington, D.C., at the age of three.[3] She attended and graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 1957.[citation needed]
Education
editShreve received a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1961, and an MA in English from the University of Virginia in 1969.[citation needed]
Career
editShe founded the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at George Mason University in 1980[4] and has taught there ever since. She has been a visiting professor at Columbia School of the Arts, Princeton University, and Goucher College. She has received a Guggenheim Award for Fiction, a National Endowment grant for Fiction, the Jenny Moore Chair in Creative Writing at George Washington University, the Grub Street Prize for non-fiction, the Poets and Writers’ Service award, and the Sidwell Friends School Outstanding Alumni Award.[citation needed] In 1980, Shreve co-founded the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, which presents the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction annually.[5]
Shreve published her first novel, A Fortunate Madness, in 1974.[6] Thirteen novels have followed. She published a novel Glimmer under the pseudonym Annie Waters in 1997.[7] Shreve wrote about her experience as a patient at FDR's polio clinic in her memoir Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood (2007).[8] Her most recent novel, More News Tomorrow, was published in 2019.[9]
Shreve's children's books include the Joshua T. Bates series (1984-2000), Blister (2001), an ALA Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, and most recently The Lovely Shoes (2011). When writing for young readers, she publishes as Susan Shreve.[10]
Works
editNovels
edit- More News Tomorrow, New York: W W Norton, 2019. ISBN 0393292940
- You Are the Love of My Life New York : W W Norton, 2012. ISBN 9780393345940, OCLC 812254177
- A Student of Living Things, New York, N.Y.: Plume, 2007. ISBN 9780452288492, OCLC 148697093
- Plum and Jaggers Seattle, WA : AmazonEncore, 2001. ISBN 9781477819456, OCLC 865494931
- Glimmer, New York : Berkley Books, 1997. ISBN 9780425164846, OCLC 39198345, published under the pseudonym Annie Waters
- The Visiting Physician New York: N.A. Talese, 1996. ISBN 9780385477017, OCLC 32893393
- The Train Home New York : Ivy Books, 1993. ISBN 9780804112949, OCLC 31026061
- Daughters of the New World New York : Ballantine Books, 1994. ISBN 9780804111232, OCLC 1012620350
- A Country of Strangers Sceptre, 1990. ISBN 9780340525524, OCLC 21231291
- Queen of Hearts New York : Pocket Books, 1988. ISBN 9780671647643, OCLC 17744667
- Dreaming of Heroes New York : Berkley Books, 1984. ISBN 9780425085356, OCLC 13285106
- Miracle Play New York : Playboy, 1982. ISBN 9780867211825, OCLC 8951593
- Children of Power New York : Berkley Books, 1979. ISBN 9780425044780, OCLC 6843057
- A Woman Like That] New York : Atheneum, 1977; London : H. Hamilton, 1978. ISBN 9780241899724, OCLC 16437786
- A fortunate madness Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1974. ISBN 9780395185001, OCLC 866508
Memoir
edit- Warm Springs : Traces of a Childhood at Fdr's Polio Haven, Boston : Mariner Books, 2008. OCLC 1036979087
Edited Anthologies
edit- Dream Me Home Safely: Writers on Growing up in America Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003. ISBN 9780618379026, OCLC 52853822
- With son Porter Shreve:
- With Marita Golden:
Novels for Children (as Susan Shreve)
edit- The search for Baby Ruby, New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015. ISBN 9780545417839 , OCLC 890377578
- The Lovely Shoes New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2011. ISBN 9780439680493, OCLC 659412779
- Under the Watson's Porch (2004)
- Trout and Me New York : Dell Yearling, 2002. ISBN 9780440419020, OCLC 56714332
- Blister, New York : Scholastic Signature, 2001. ISBN 9780439193146, OCLC 781057193 companion novel to Jonah, the Whale
- Ghost Cats] New York : Scholastic, 2000. ISBN 9780590371322, OCLC 48134837
- Jonah, the Whale New York : Scholastic, 1999. ISBN 9780590371346, OCLC 43164804
- Joshua T. Bates takes charge Dan Andreasen illustrator, New York : Dell Yearling, 1997. ISBN 9780679870395, OCLC 45905006
- Warts, illustrated by Gregg Thorkelson (1996)
- The Goalie New York : Morrow Junior ; London : Hi Marketing, 1999. ISBN 9780688158583, OCLC 60212143
- Zoe and Columbo], illustrated by Gregg Thorkelson, New York : Tambourine Books, 1995. ISBN 9780688135522, OCLC 32665253
- The Formerly Great Alexander Family, illustrated by Chris Cart, New York : Tambourine Books, 1995. ISBN 9780688135515, OCLC 31756258
- Lucy Forever, Miss Rosetree, and the Stolen Baby, illustrated by Eric Jon Nones, New York: Tambourine Books, 1994. ISBN 9780688124793, OCLC 29361037
- Amy Dunn Quits School, illustrated by Diane de Groat (1993)
- Wait for Me, illustrated by Diane de Groat, New York : Tambourine Books, 1992. ISBN 9780688111205, OCLC 24379472
- The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear (1991)
- Lily and the Runaway Baby, illustrated by Sue Truesdell, New York : Random House, 1987. ISBN 9780394891040, OCLC 15316259
- Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, Shrinks Beech Tree Bks, 1997. ISBN 9780688149581, OCLC 59585145
- How I Saved the World on Purpose], illustrated by Suzanne Richardson, New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985. ISBN 9780030704567, OCLC 11398088
- The Bad Dreams of a Good Girl, illustrated by Diane de Groat, New York, N.Y. : Beech Tree Books, 1993. ISBN 9780688121136, OCLC 26362948
- The Revolution of Mary Leary (1982)
- The Masquerade New York, N.Y. : Dell, 1980. ISBN 9780440953968, OCLC 7869594
- Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories, illustrated by Richard Cuffari (1979)
- Loveletters (1978)
- The Nightmares of Geranium Street (1977)
Personal life
editShe married Porter Shreve, with whom she had four children.[citation needed] Shreve later married noted literary agent Timothy Seldes.[11] Her oldest son is the author Porter Shreve.
References
edit- ^ "Susan Richards Shreve | W. W. Norton & Company". books.wwnorton.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Faculty and Staff: Susan R Shreve". English. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Patrick Allen (September 27, 2012). Literary Washington, D.C. Trinity University Press. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-59534-125-9.
- ^ "English | Programs: MFA in Creative Writing". English. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Albin Krebs and Robert Thomas (April 18, 1981). "Notes on People; New York Writer Getting PEN/Faulkner Award". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "A FORTUNATE MADNESS by Susan Richards Shreve | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Shreve, Susan Richards (August 27, 2001). "A Storyteller Finds Comfort in a Cloak of Anonymity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Author Recalls Polio-Stricken Childhood at FDR's Haven". PBS NewsHour. 31 July 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ MORE NEWS TOMORROW by Susan Richards Shreve | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Susan Shreve's Biography | Scholastic.com". Scholastic Teachers. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (December 8, 2015). "Timothy Seldes, Agent Who Championed Literary Stars, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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