Bobbie Ann Mason

Bobbie Ann Mason
Born (1940-05-01) May 1, 1940 (age 84)
Mayfield, Kentucky
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky (BA)

State University of New York at Binghamton (MA)

University of Connecticut (PhD)
Notable awardsPEN/Hemingway Award, 1983; National Endowment for the Arts Award, 1983; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1984; Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, 2016

Bobbie Ann Mason (born May 1, 1940) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary critic from western Kentucky.[1]

Mason was born in Mayfield, Kentucky and lived on a dairy farm that her family owned.[2] In 1962 she graduated from the University of Kentucky. She then went to the State University of New York at Binghamton for her M. A. (masters degree). She got her Ph.D. (doctoral degree) in literature from the University of Connecticut in 1972.[2][3]

Magazines like The Atlantic and The New Yorker printed her early stories. Her first collection, Shiloh and Other Stories, came out in 1982. It won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was nominated for the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.[2]

Books

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  • The Girl Sleuth: A Feminist Guide (1975)
  • Shiloh and Other Stories (1982)
  • In Country (1985)
  • Spence + Lila (1988)
  • Love Life (1989)
  • Feather Crowns (1993)
  • Midnight Magic (1998)
  • Clear Springs: A Memoir (1999)
  • An Atomic Romance (2005)
  • The Girl in the Blue Beret (2011)
  • Dear Ann (2020)

References

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  1. ↑ "Bobbie Ann Mason | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bobbie Ann Mason - About Bobbie Ann Mason". www.bobbieannmason.net. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Bobbie Ann Mason". The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-05. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)