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Sharon Solwitz
Mailing Address:
3709 N. Kenmore
Chicago, IL 60613
County: Cook
E-mail: btsds@aol.com
Phone: 773-248-7665
Genre: Fiction
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Periodical Publications:
- "Bloody Mary" (short story), Crazyhorse, Winter 2000
- "Kalifornia" (novel chapter), Crazyhorse, Winter 2000
- "High and Low" (novel chapter), Crazyhorse, Winter 2000
- "The Persistence of Memory" (short story), Crazyhorse, 1999
- "The Weight of Love" (short story), Crazyhorse, 1999
- "The Fairy's Gift" (short story), Boulevard, 1998
- "Girls with Red Hair" (short story), Fiction, 1998
- "The Gospel According to Gordon Lish" (non-fiction), Chicago Reader, 10 June 1988
- Has published stories in the Bellingham Review, Georgetown Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Chicago Review, Tri-Quarterly, Fiction, Ploughshares, Mademoiselle, Playgirl, Sassy, American Short Fiction, etc.
Book Publications:
- Blood and Milk (story collection), Sarabande Books, May 1997
Forthcoming Publications:
- "The Universal Daughter" (short story), Tri-Quarterly, 2001
Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:
- Carl Sandburg Prize for Best Book of Fiction, 1997
- Midland AuthorYs Award for Best Adult Fiction, 1997
- Nominee, National Jewish Book Award, 1997
- Daniel Curley Award for short story, Illinois Arts Council, 1996
- Pushcart Prize (best of the small presses), 1996
- Pushcart Special Mentions, 1995, 1993, 1992, & 1991
- River Oak Arts Ernest Hemingway Award (Chicago area winner), 1996
- Tara Fellowship in short fiction, 1996
- Illinois Arts Council fiction fellowships, 1996, 1991, & 1987
- Many others
Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:
- Women and Children First, "Dangerous Passages," Spring 1999
Recent Workshops:
- "The Critical Connection," Ann Arbor, MI, June 3-8, 2001
- River Oaks Arts, Oak Park, IL, 1995-2000
- The Writers, Glencoe, IL 1990-99
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Juror/Judge
- Oregon Literature Advisory Council of Literary Arts, 1996
- Carl Sandburg Literary Awards, 1993
Present Employment:
Preferred Audience:
- Any interested, enthusiastic writer or group of writers, at any age or skill level
Willing to travel:
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