Emily Carter (born December 1960 in New York City) is an American writer. Her work has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Gathering of the Tribes'', '' Between C & D'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Great River Review'', and '' Poz''.

Biography

Carter is the daughter of noted feminist writer Anne (née Roth) Richardson Roiphe and writer Jack Richardson. Her half-sister is writer

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. Carter attended high school at the Robert Louis Stevenson School "for Gifted Underachievers" in New York City, and college at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

. She has been married to punk rock guitarist Johnnie Sage Ammentorp, RN (of such bands as

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, and

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) since 1999. Together they divide their time between Albuquerque & New York City. Emily can also be found for many months each year in Anhedonia, PA.

Awards

* 1996

McKnight Foundation The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in ...

Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant * 1998 The Loft Literary Center Grant * 2001

Whiting Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard E ...

for Fiction

Works

Books

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"Parachute Silk"
Originally published in ''The New Yorker'', July 27, 1992
"Bad Boy Walking"
Originally published in ''The New Yorker'', February 14, 1994

Reprinted in ''The Barcelona Review'', July–August 2003

Anthologies

References

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120324192859/http://www.poz.com/articles/230_1644.shtml "Tales of the City": Emily Carter interviewed by Claude Peck "POZ Magazine," August 1998
"An Encyclopedia of Little Abominations": Emily Carter interview featured on cover of City Pages, Minneapolis, August 30, 2000Profile at The Whiting Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Emily American women writers 1960 births Writers from New York City Living people New York University alumni American people of Jewish descent 21st-century American women