Leigh Allison Wilson, (born October 23, 1957) is an American short story writer, and teacher. Her work has appeared in Harper's, Grand Street, and the Southern Review.[1] Her story "Bullhead" was read on National Public Radio in 2008.
Leigh Allison Wilson | |
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| Born | October 23, 1957 Rogersville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Notable awards | Flannery O'Connor Award |
Biography
Wilson was born in Rogersville, Tennessee. She graduated from Williams College, magna cum laude, studied at University of Virginia, and graduated from Iowa Writers' Workshop with an MFA.[2][3] She resides in Oswego, New York, where she teaches at the State University of New York at Oswego.[4] She teaches at University of Nebraska, Omaha.[5] Wilson's first book of stories, From the Bottom Up, was published by Penguin Books and won the Flannery O'Connor Award from the University of Georgia Press.[5]
Awards
- Flannery O'Connor Award for From The Bottom Up
- Pulitzer Prize nominated for Wind
- James A. Michener Fellow of the Copernicus Society
Works
- "Bullhead", flashquake, Fall 2004, Volume 4, Issue 1
- "Positional Vertigo", flashquake, Spring 2008, Volume 7 Issue 3
- From The Bottom Up. University of Georgia Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8203-3293-2.
- Wind stories. W. Morrow. 1989. ISBN 978-0-688-08111-9.
References
External links
- Leigh Wilson at Oswego.edu
- Official site with blog maintained by the author