Carolyn Ferrell

Carolyn Ferrell (born 1962, Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer and novelist.

Carolyn Ferrell
Born1962 (age 61–62)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Short story writer
  • novelist
EducationSarah Lawrence College
City College of New York (MA)
Notable awardsJohn C. Zacharis First Book Award (1997)
Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (1997)
SpouseLinwood Lewis

Life

Ferrell graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and City College of New York with an MA.She has lived, worked, and studied in West Berlin, Manhattan, and the South Bronx.She is married to and has children with psychology professor Linwood Lewis.

Her work has appeared in The Literary Review, Callaloo, Fiction, and Sojourner: The Women’s Forum.

She teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.[1][2]

Awards

YearTitleAwardCategoryResultRef
1994?The Best American Short StoriesIn[3]
1997Don't Erase Me: StoriesJohn C. Zacharis First Book AwardWon[4]
Los Angeles Times Book PrizeArt Seidenbaum Award for First FictionWon[5]
Quality Paperback Book PrizeWon[citation needed]
2022Dear Miss MetropolitanPEN/Hemingway AwardShortlisted[6]
PEN Faulkner AwardShortlisted[7]

Works

  • —— (1997). Don't Erase Me: Stories. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395713273.
  • —— (2021). Dear Miss Metropolitan. Holt. ISBN 9781250793614.[8][9]

Anthologies

Ploughshares

References