Maya Sonenberg | |
---|---|
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University Brown University |
Genre | Short story |
Notable awards | Drue Heinz Literature Prize (1989) |
Maya Sonenberg is an American short story writer.
She graduated from Wesleyan University, in 1982 and from Brown University, in 1984. She teaches at University of Washington.[1]
Her work appeared in Gargoyle,[2] Santa Monica Review,[3]
She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association.[4]
In this kaleidoscopic set of "fictions," Maya Sonenberg writes stories about memory and desire that are lucid and memorable because she employs so many distinct voices. Yet there are aspects of this collection that will dash a reader's expectations of what a story is – for better or for worse.[7]