Stacey Richter is an American writer of short fiction. Richter has been the recipient of four

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s, a National Prize for Fiction and the

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. Her first collection of stories, ''My Date with Satan'' was published in 1999. In 2008, Richter published her second collection, ''Twin Study'', which includes the Pushcart Award-winning story "The Land of Pain".JK Mason
Interview with a Master: Stacey Richter
''Our Stories'', Vol. 2 Issue I, Fall 2007, retrieved 13 June 2009 Richter was born in

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on April 3, 1965, the daughter of Valerie and Herschel Richter, a cardiologist.Vicki Cabot
"Watching – and Writing"
''Jewish News of Greater Phoenix'', Volume 59, No. 40, June 22, 2007/Tamuz 6 5767, retrieved 13 June 2009 She was raised in

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. Richter earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the

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and a Master's in Creative Writing from

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. She has resided in

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since 1992.

Works

:;Story collections * ''Twin Study'', 2008 * ''My Date with Satan'', 1999

References

External links

:;Interviews
''Fringe'' interview with Elizabeth Stark

NPR interview with Robrt Pela

Short Story: "My Date With Satan" on Fictionaut
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