Occupation Essayist, editor Role Writer Name Leigh Newman | Period 2003–present Nationality American | |
Born May 15, 1971 (age 53)
Anchorage, Alaska ( 1971-05-15 ) Alma mater Stanford University
University of Massachusetts Amherst Genre Creative nonfiction
Short stories Notable works Still Points North (2013) Books Still Points North, Still Points North: One Alaskan Childhood, One Grown-Up World, One Long Journey Home Education Stanford University, University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
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Leigh Newman (born May 15, 1971) is an American writer and editor. Her memoir about Alaska, Still Points North was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard First Book Prize.
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- Leigh newman am homes
- Early life
- Personal life
- Early work
- Still Points North
- Editorial Duties
- Teaching
- Honors
- References
Early life
Newman got her B.A. from Stanford University in 1993 and her MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2006.
Personal life
Newman grew up Anchorage, Alaska and Baltimore, Maryland, traveling between the two cities. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two boys.
Early work
Her fiction, essays and book reviews have appeared in One Story, Tin House, The New York Times' Modern Love and The New York Times Book Review, Fiction, New York Tyrant, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Bookforum, Condé Nast Brides, Condé Nast Concierge, Travel Holiday, Ski, and Frommer’s Budget Travel. She has served as Deputy Editor of Oprah.com and editor-at-large for the indie press Black Balloon Publishing.
Still Points North
The memoir is the story of Newman's unconventional childhood growing up in the wilds of Alaska as her parents' marriage apart.
Editorial Duties
She currently serves as Books Editor of Oprah.com.
Teaching
Newman is a visiting writer at the Sarah Lawrence M.F.A. program.
Honors
She has received fiction fellowships from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Corporation of Yaddo. In 2014, she was a Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Fellow.