Laura Sims

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Laura Sims
Laura Sims
Laura Sims
BornRichmond, Virginia
OccupationPoet
EducationM.F.A., University of Washington
Notable worksPractice, Restraint and My god is this a man

Laura Sims is an American novelist and poet. In 2017, Sims' debut novel Looker sparked a bidding war, which ultimately resulted in a major deal with Scribner. The book follows the spiraling descent of a woman obsessed—with the end of her marriage, with her inability to have a child, with her infuriatingly bourgeois Brooklyn neighborhood, and with her movie star neighbor. It was released on January 8, 2019.

Biography[]

Sims is the author of four books of poetry: Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016), My god is this a man, Stranger, and Practice, Restraint ().[1][2] In 2014, powerHouse Books published Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson, compiled and edited by Sims.[3] She has published five poetry chapbooks, including POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie, 2011).[4] Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, including ,[5] Black Clock,[6] Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Crayon, and Denver Quarterly,[7] among others. She has published book reviews and essays in Boston Review, New England Review,[8] Rain Taxi, and The Review of Contemporary Fiction.[9] Her honors include the 2005 Fence Books Alberta Prize for Practice, Restraint and a Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship from the Japan-US Friendship Commission in 2006.[10][11]

Sims is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington.[12] She is a professor of creative writing, literature and composition who currently teaches at New York University.[13] She has been a featured writer for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog, and she is a co-editor of with poets Elizabeth Robinson, , and . She lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Published works[]

Novels[]

Poetry books[]

  • Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016)
  • My god is this a man (, 2014)
  • Stranger (, 2009)
  • Practice, Restraint (, 2005)

Nonfiction books[]

Chapbooks[]

  • POST- (, 2012)
  • Bank Book (, 2004)

Recent poems[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Laura Sims". Poetry Foundation. 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Chapbooks". Goodmorning Menagerie:
    A Chapbook Press    .
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "David Markson and the Problem of the Novel". New England Review.
  9. ^ "Vol. XXIII, #3 Diane Williams / Aidan Higgins / Patricia Eakins - Dalkey Archive Press". www.dalkeyarchive.com.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "2006 Artists".
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2014-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Interviews[]

Reviews[]

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