Janice Eidus
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Janice Eidus, is an American writer living in New York City. Her novels include The War of the Rosens, The Last Jewish Virgin and Urban Bliss. She has twice won the O.Henry Prize for Fiction, as well as a Pushcart Prize. Other awards include the Redbook Short Fiction Contest,[1] The Acker Award for Achievement,[2] an Independent Book Award, and The Firecracker Award given by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
Eidus' work has been praised by critics.[3][4][5]
Eidus has taught at such universities as Morningside College,[6] Carlow University,[7] the University of New Orleans,[8] and The New School and at numerous writers' conferences, including The Writers Workshop of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Sanibel Island Writers Conference,[9] and the Chautauqua Writers Conference.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Literary reading set". The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York). December 1, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 Awards". Acker Awards. Acker Awards New York. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Harriet (May 10, 1987). "Everywoman for the '80s". The St. Petersburg Times. p. 6D. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carper, Leslie (May 24, 1987). ""Women, power and passion". The St. Petersburg Times. p. 4C. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leider, Emily (July 22, 1990). "Waffle Pizzas and Pink Nighties". San Francisco Examiner. p. Review-4. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morningside adds teacher of writing". Sioux City Journal. August 11, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Janice Eidus". FC2. FC2. 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Bender, Sheila (January 27, 2005). "Prompts Inspired By In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal, edited by Kitchen & Jones". Writing It Real. Sheila Bender's Writing It Real. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Seventh Annual Sanibel Island Writers Conference (advertisement)". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 2012. p. A10. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Janice Eidus's home page
- New York Times essay, "The Wander"
- Review of War of the Rosens on Jewish Literary Review
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