Kim Edwards
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| Born | May 4, 1958 Killeen, Texas |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Colgate University Iowa Writers' Workshop |
| Notable works | The Memory Keeper's Daughter |
| Website | |
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Kim Edwards (born May 4, 1958)[1] is an American author and educator. Her first novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2005), is a New York Times Bestseller, and was honored with the Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award[2] at the 2008 British Book Awards.
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Early life and education
Edwards was born in Killeen, Texas. When she was two months old, her family moved to upstate New York, where she was raised.[3] Edwards began college at Auburn Community College. She transferred to Colgate University in 1979, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1981. In 1983, Edwards received a master's degree from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Edwards earned a second master of arts degree in linguistics, also from the University of Iowa, in 1987.[1]
Career
She wrote the short story collection, The Secrets of a Fire King (1997), which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won both a Whiting Award[4] and the Nelson Algren Award.[5]
Edwards teaches writing at the University of Kentucky.[6]
Edwards' 2005 novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, was named the 2006 Book of the Year by USA Today.[7] Her most recent novel, The Lake of Dreams, New York Times Bestseller,[8] was published in January 2011.[9][10]
Personal life
Edwards married Thomas Clayton in 1987. Edwards and Clayton, who have two daughters together (Abigail and Naomi), reside in Hanover, Kentucky.[1]
Works
Books
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- "The Great Chain of Being," Originally Published in The Paris Review, Issue 120, Fall 1991
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Short stories
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References
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- ↑ 2008 Winners & Shortlists retrieved May 4, 2010
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- ↑ Whiting Writers Awards retrieved May 4, 2010
- ↑ Good Reads Kim Edwards retrieved May 4, 2010
- ↑ Penguin Speaker Bureau Kim Edwards retrieved May 4, 2010
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External links
- University of Kentucky profile
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- Short Biography by BookBrowse
- The Memory Keeper's Podcast
- Official site for The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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