Kathleen Alcalá
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Kathleen Alcalá (born 29 August 1954) is the author of a short-story collection, three novels set in the American Southwest and nineteenth-century Mexico, and a collection of essays. She teaches creative writing at workshops and programs in Washington state and elsewhere, including Seattle University, the University of New Mexico and Richard Hugo House.
Career[]
Alcalá is also a co-founder of and contributing editor to The Raven Chronicles. A play based on her novel, , was produced by The Miracle Theatre of Portland, Oregon. She served on the board of Richard Hugo House and the advisory boards of , and the Centrum Writers Conference. She is the winner of several awards for her writing, including an Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship in 2007.[1]
Alcalá resides on Bainbridge Island, Washington.[2][3]
Works[]
- Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist (Calyx Books)
- Spirits of the Ordinary (Chronicle; Harvest Books)[4]
- The Flower in the Skull (Chronicle; Harvest Books)[5]
- Treasures in Heaven (Chronicle; Northwestern University Press)
- The Desert Remembers My Name: On Family and Writing (University of Arizona Press)[6]
- The Deepest Roots: Finding Food and Community on a Pacific Northwest Island[7]
Critical reception[]
Charles de Lint, reviewing The Flower in the Skull, declared that "Alcalá is fast becoming one of my favourite writers," praising her work for the "richness [of her] characterization and settings."[8]
References[]
- ^ "2007 Fellowship Recipient Profiles". Artist Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ Alcalá and Buxton honored as Island Treasures Sunday at IslandWood, Bainbridge Island Review, March 12, 2010, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ Local authors, Bainbridge Public Library, March 26, 2011, archived from the original on January 19, 2012, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ Ruff, Carolyn (1997-02-13). "Lifted by the Spirit". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "'Flower in the Skull´ has timeless message". The Deseret News. 1998-07-05. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ Lloyd McMichael, Barbara (2007-04-26). ""The Desert Remembers My Name" | Shaking answers from the family tree". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "'The Deepest Roots': Book explores our local food supply". Seattle Times. November 3, 2016.
- ^ Books to Look For, F&SF, January 1999
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