Carolyn Ferrell | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) New York City, U.S. |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Sarah Lawrence College City College of New York (MA) |
Notable awards | John C. Zacharis First Book Award (1997) Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (1997) |
Spouse | Linwood Lewis |
Carolyn Ferrell (born 1962, Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer and novelist.
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.[1][2]
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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1994 | ? | The Best American Short Stories | — | In | [3] |
1997 | Don't Erase Me: Stories | John C. Zacharis First Book Award | — | Won | [4] |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Won | [5] | ||
Quality Paperback Book Prize | — | Won | [citation needed] | ||
2022 | Dear Miss Metropolitan | PEN/Hemingway Award | — | Shortlisted | [6] |
PEN Faulkner Award | — | Shortlisted | [7] |