Mary L. Tabor (born March 3, 1946) is an American author of
literary fiction, professor, radio show host, and columnist.
Early life and education
Mary Tabor was born on March 3, 1946, in
Baltimore
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, Maryland
and graduated from
Forest Park High School in 1962. She later attended
University of Maryland and graduated
Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in English in 1966.
She later obtained
MAT in English and education in 1967 from
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
.
Tabor obtained her
MFA in 1999 from
Ohio State University.
Working career
In 1980, Tabor was a manager, writer, and Editor-in-chief for the
American Petroleum Institute. She was promoted to the director of public affairs of the API in 1989 and was in this position until 1996.
Tabor was a visiting professor of English at the
University of Missouri during 2006–2007. She was an adjunct professor in English at
George Washington University from 1999 through 2010. Since 2008, Tabor has been a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.
Writing career
Tabor's first memoir piece was published in
The New York Jewish Week
''The Jewish Week'' is a weekly independent community newspaper targeted towards the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. ''The Jewish Week'' covers news relating to the Jewish community in NYC. In March 2016, ''The Jewish ...
in 1987 and she published literary memoir and short fiction pieces regularly in literary magazines. She published her first book of fiction The Woman Who Never Cooked at the age of 60. In 2011, she published her memoir, (Re)Making Love and won the Watty award for Best of Interactive Storytelling in 2014.
In 2013, Tabor published her first novel, Who By Fire, which won the Notable Indie award for best books of 2013 by online magazine Shelf Unbound.
Mary L. Tabor is a member of the
Authors Guild
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.
Personal
Since retiring from George Washington University, Tabor has been teaching select students across the world, one-on-one. She currently lives in
Hyde Park, Chicago with her husband.
Bibliography
Short stories
* ''Woman Who Never Cooked: Stories'' (2006)
Memoir
* ''(Re)MAKING LOVE: a sex after sixty story'' (2011)
Novels
* ''Who by Fire'' (2012)
Awards
* Winner 2004 Mid-List First Series Award for Short Fiction
* Grand Prize,
Santa Fe Writers Project 2000 Literary Awards, August 2000
* Semi-finalist, Lewis-Clark Press Discovery and Expedition Awards, 2004.
* Honorable Mention, Starcherone Books Fiction Prize, 2004–05.
* One of six semi-finalists, John Simmons
Iowa Short Fiction Award
The Iowa Short Fiction Award is an annual award given for a first collection of short fiction. It has been described as "a respected prize" by the '' Chicago Tribune'', and '' The New York Times'' considered it "among the most prestigious literary ...
, 2003.
* Finalist for the 2003 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, EWU Press, September 2003.
* Finalist for the 2002, Mid-List Series Award for Short Fiction June 2003.
* One of six semi-finalists for the 2002 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in short fiction.
* One of six semi-finalists for the 2000 Iowa Short Fiction Contest.
References
External links
Mary L. Tabor Official Website
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1946 births
Living people
University System of Maryland alumni
Oberlin College alumni
Ohio State University alumni
American women novelists
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers