Mary La Chapelle

American short story writer (born 1955)

Mary La Chapelle
Born (1955-04-28) April 28, 1955 (age 69)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationShort story writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Notable awardsWhiting Award (1988)

Mary La Chapelle (born April 28, 1955 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), is an American short story writer.

Life

La Chapelle graduated from the University of Minnesota, and from Vermont College with an MFA. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.[1][2]

Her work has appeared in Lumina,[3] Nimrod, Northern Lit Review, Redbook, and First.

Works

  • House of Heroes and Other Stories. Vintage Books. 1990. ISBN 978-0-679-72457-5.[4]

Awards

  • 1986 PEN/Nelson Algren Fiction Award
  • 1988 Whiting Award

References

  1. ^ "Writing Faculty".
  2. ^ "Mary LaChapelle".
  3. ^ "Nonfiction". Lumina. Vol. 3. 2004. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ KAREN RAY (October 2, 1988). "IN SHORT; FICTION". The New York Times.

External links

  • Profile at The Whiting Foundation
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National
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