Carolyn Ferrell

Carolyn Ferrell
Born1962 (age 63–64)
New York City, U.S.
EducationSarah Lawrence College
City College of New York (MA)
Occupations
  • Short story writer
  • novelist
SpouseLinwood Lewis
Writing career
Notable awardsJohn C. Zacharis First Book Award (1997)
Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (1997)

Carolyn Ferrell (born 1962, Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer and novelist.

Life

Ferrell graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and City College of New York with an MA. She has lived, worked, and studied in West Berlin, Manhattan, and the South Bronx. She is married to and has children with psychology professor Linwood Lewis.

Her work has appeared in The Literary Review, Callaloo, Fiction, and Sojourner: The Women's Forum.

She teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.

Awards

Year Title Award Category Result Ref
1994 Proper Library The Best American Short Stories — In
1997 Don't Erase Me: Stories John C. Zacharis First Book Award — Won
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Won
Quality Paperback Book Prize — Won [citation needed]
2020 Something Street The Best American Short Stories
2022 Dear Miss Metropolitan PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction — Shortlisted
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel — Shortlisted

Works

Anthologies

Ploughshares

References

  1. ↑ Yolanda Williams Page, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33429-0.
  2. ↑ Writing Faculty sarahlawrence.edu
  3. ↑ "Proper Library by Carolyn Ferrell on Writing Atlas — Short Story Summary". writingatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  4. ↑ "John C. Zacharis First Book Award | Awards and Honors | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1998-02-25). "L.A. Times Announces 1997 Book Prize Winners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Announcing the Winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation". www.penfaulkner.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ↑ "Dear Miss Metropolitan". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Ferrell, Carolyn. "Carolyn Ferrell: Sarah Lawrence College Faculty Page". Sarah Lawrence College. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 29 June 2021.