Occupation Writer Name Susan Straight | Role Writer | |
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Awards Edgar Award for Best Short Story Books Between Heaven and Here, Highwire Moon, A Million Nightingales, Take One Candle Light a R, I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen a | ||
Tedxredondobeach susan straight to make you cry why i tell stories
Susan Straight (born October 19, 1960) is an American writer. She was a National Book Award finalist for the novel Highwire Moon in 2001.
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- Tedxredondobeach susan straight to make you cry why i tell stories
- Interview with susan straight novelist and creative writing professor
- Background
- Personal life
- Academic career
- Awards and honors
- References
Interview with susan straight novelist and creative writing professor
Background
Susan Straight has published six novels, a novel for young readers and a children's book. She has also written essays and articles for numerous national publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Nation and Harper's Magazine, and is a frequent contributor to NPR and Salon.com. Her story "Mines," first published in Zoetrope All Story, was included in Best American Short Stories 2003.
Personal life
Straight lives in Riverside, California. She has three daughters: Gaila (b. 1989), Delphine (b. 1991), and Rosette (b. 1995). Her oldest daughter graduated from Oberlin College. Her second daughter graduated from the University of Southern California. Her youngest daughter is now attending the University of Southern California.
Academic career
Straight attended John W. North High School in Riverside, California and took classes at Riverside Community College while in high school. She went on to earn a scholarship to the University of Southern California and, in 1984, earned her M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst's MFA Program for Poets & Writers. She co-founded the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts program at University of California, Riverside, where she is currently a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing and the director of the graduate program.