Lydia Peelle is an American fiction writer. In 2009 the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" Honoree.
Lydia Peelle | |
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| Born | Lydia Child Peelle  31 August 1978 Boston |
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| Occupation | Short story writer, novelist, speechwriter, teacher |
| Employer | |
| Spouse(s) | Ketch Secor |
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Career
editBefore her writing career, Peelle worked as a speechwriter for Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee. She received a creative writing MFA from the University of Virginia. Her short fiction has appeared in Granta, Orion, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere.[1]
Awards
edit- 2009 National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree for fiction[2]
- 2010 Whiting Award for Fiction[1]
- 2010 PEN/Hemingway Award runner-up[3]
- 2012 Anahid Literary Prize for emerging Armenian-American writers[4]
The short story “Mule Killers” was published in The O’Henry Prize Stories 2006 as judged by Kevin Brockmeier, Francine Prose, and Colm Tóibín, and edited by Laura Furman.[5]
Works
edit- The Midnight Cool. Harper Perennial. 2017. ISBN 978-0-06247-546-6.
- Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing. Harper Perennial. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06172-473-2.
Personal
editPeelle was named for her great-great-aunt, abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. She married musician and bandleader Ketch Secor[8] on November 3, 2001 in North Andover, Massachusetts.[9] They have two children, a daughter and a son.[10] Peelle lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
References
edit- ^ a b "Lydia Peelle". www.whiting.org. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "5 Under 35 Fiction Selections for 2009, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "List of PEN/Hemingway Winners | The Hemingway Society". www.hemingwaysociety.org. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Staff, Weekly (March 19, 2012). "Lydia Peelle Named Winner of Anahid Literary Prize". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ THE O. HENRY PRIZE STORIES 2006 | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Granta 102: The New Nature Writing". Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "One Story – Stories [ Issue #87 ]". www.one-story.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ Ellin, Abby (November 11, 2001). "WEDDINGS: VOWS; Lydia Peelle and Ketch Secor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Ellin, Abby (November 11, 2001). "WEDDINGS: VOWS; Lydia Peelle and Ketch Secor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Woodward, Garret K. (April 1, 2023). "Old Crow Medicine Show's Singer Wants to Talk Gun Reform With State Leaders After Nashville Shooting". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 16, 2024.