Lorrie Moore [SEP] occupation
Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore (born Marie Lorena Moore; January 13, 1957) is an American fiction writer known mainly for her humorous and poignant short stories.
Biography.
Marie Lorena Moore was born in Glens Falls, New York, and nicknamed "Lorrie" by her parents. She attended St. Lawrence University. At 19, she won "Seventeen" magazine's fiction contest. The story, "Raspberries," was published in January, 1977. After graduating from St. Lawrence, she moved to Manhattan and
Stairs", was a finalist for the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and for the Orange Prize for Fiction. "Bark" was shortlisted for the 2014 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and was a finalist for The Story Prize.
External links.
- "About Lorrie Moore: A Profile" "Ploughshares" (Fall 1998)
- "Salon" interview (1998)
- "The Believer" interview (2005)
- Interview with Lorrie Moore, Lewis Burke Frumkes Radio Show (October