Lydia Peelle
Lydia Peelle is an American fiction writer.[1] In 2009 the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" Honoree.
Life[]
Peelle was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Before her writing career, Peelle worked as a speechwriter for the Governor of Tennessee. She received a creative writing MFA from the University of Virginia. Her short fiction has appeared in Granta, Orion, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere.[2] Peelle lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Awards[]
- 2006 O. Henry Award for "Mule Killers"[3]
- 2009 National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree for fiction[4]
- 2010 Whiting Award for Fiction[2]
Works[]
- The Midnight Cool. Harper Perennial. 2017. ISBN 978-0-06247-546-6.
- Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing. Harper Perennial. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06172-473-2.
References[]
- ^ "Lydia Peelle". Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lydia Peelle". www.whiting.org. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "The O. Henry Prize Stories". www.randomhouse.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "5 Under 35 Fiction Selections for 2009, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Granta 102: The New Nature Writing". Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "One Story – Stories [ Issue #87 ]". www.one-story.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- University of Virginia alumni
- American women short story writers
- American speechwriters
- American women non-fiction writers
- Writers from Boston
- 21st-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers