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 |
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Spouse(s) | Ketch Secor |
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Lydia Peelle is an American fiction writer. [1] In 2009 the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" Honoree.
Peelle was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was named for her great-great-aunt, abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. [2] Before her writing career, Peelle worked as a speechwriter for the Governor 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. [3] Peelle lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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. [7]
Lydia Peelle | |
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Born | Lydia Child Peelle
31 August 1978 Boston |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Short story writer, novelist, speechwriter, teacher |
Employer | |
Spouse(s) | Ketch Secor |
Awards |
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Lydia Peelle is an American fiction writer. [1] In 2009 the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" Honoree.
Peelle was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was named for her great-great-aunt, abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. [2] Before her writing career, Peelle worked as a speechwriter for the Governor 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. [3] Peelle lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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. [7]