Liza Wieland (born 1960) is an American novelist, short story writer and poet. Wieland has received fellowships from the

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, the

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Foundation, and the North Carolina Arts Council, and her work has been awarded two

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s. Her novel ''A Watch of Nightingales'' won the 2008 Michigan Literary Fiction Award. Wieland earned her B.A. in English from

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and her M.A. and Ph.D. from

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. She graduated high school in 1978 from

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. She has taught at

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and California State University-Fresno, and has been a Professor of English at

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since 2007. She is married to Daniel Stanford.

Works

Novels

*''Land of Enchantment.'' Syracuse: SU P, 2015. *''A Watch of Nightingales.'' Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 2009. . The book gives an in-depth view of relationship dynamics as they change over time, especially emphasizing how they are culturally influenced. Wieland uses the Sikh culture to develop certain characters and weave an intricate plot. Each character, who is able to triumph over calamitous circumstances and find beauty through their process of healing, symbolizes a nightingale—because nightingales only sing at night, after sunset and at the end of the day. *''Bombshell.'' Dallas: SMU P, 2001. *''The Names of the Lost.'' Dallas: SMU P, 1992.

Stories

*''Quickening.'' Dallas: SMU P, 2011. *''You Can Sleep While I Drive.'' Dallas: SMU P, 1999. *''Discovering America.'' New York:

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, 1994.

Poetry

*''Near Alcatraz.'' Cincinnati: Cherry Grove, 2005.

References

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