Name Kathleen Alcala | Role Author | |
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Born August 29, 1954 (age 70) ( 1954-08-29 ) Books Spirits of the Ordinary, Mrs Vargas and the Dead, The Desert Remembers My Name, The Flower in the Skull, Treasures in Heaven Similar People William Dietrich, Garth Stein, Elizabeth George, Erik Larson | ||
Kathleen Alcala with Donna Miscolta: History is An Act of the Imagination | Town Hall Seattle
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. Alcalá is also a co-founder of and contributing editor to The Raven Chronicles. A play based on her novel, Spirits of the Ordinary, was produced by The Miracle Theatre of Portland, Oregon. She served on the board of Richard Hugo House and the advisory boards of Con Tinta, Field’s End 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.
Contents
- Kathleen Alcala with Donna Miscolta History is An Act of the Imagination Town Hall Seattle
- Heritage and Magical Realism
- Works
- Critical reception
- References
Alcalá resides on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Heritage and Magical Realism
Works
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."