Carolyn Ferrell (born 1962,

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

) is an American

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

writer and novelist.

Life

Ferrell graduated from

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, and

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with an MA. She has lived, worked, and studied in

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, and the

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. 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

Awards

* 1997

John C. Zacharis First Book Award The John C. Zacharis First Book Award honors the best first book of poetry or fiction by a ''Ploughshares'' writer. The award carries a cash prize of $1,500, and feature publication in the "Postscripts" section of the Winter issue. It was started ...

Works

* *''Dear Miss Metropolitan''. Holt. 2021. ISBN 9781250793614.

Anthologies

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Ploughshares

"Proper Library", ''Ploughshares'', Spring 1993 "Tiger Frame Glasses ", ''Ploughshares'', Spring 1997

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrell, Carolyn 1962 births American short story writers Writers from Brooklyn Sarah Lawrence College alumni City College of New York alumni Sarah Lawrence College faculty Living people