Lindsay Sproul is an American writer, editor, and educator. She is the current

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of the ''

New Orleans Review ''New Orleans Review'', founded in 1968, is a journal of contemporary literature and culture that publishes "poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, photography, film and book reviews" by established and emerging writers and artists. ''New Orleans Revi ...

'' and an assistant professor of creative writing at

Loyola University New Orleans Loyola University New Orleans is a Private university, private Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the nam ...

. Her debut

young adult In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages ...

novel, ''We Were Promised Spotlights'', was published in 2020.

Education

Sproul received her bachelor of arts degree from

Beloit College Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1846 when Wisconsin was still a territory, it is the state's oldest continuously operated college. It has an enrollment of roughly 1,000 undergradua ...

, her master of fine arts degree from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

and her doctor of philosophy degree from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

.Lindsay Sproul
College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

Career

Sproul is an assistant professor of creative writing at Loyola University New Orleans, where she specializes in young adult fiction, queer literature and theory, gender studies and creative nonfiction. Sproul has edited for the ''New Orleans Review'' since 2017, and became the magazine's editor-in-chief in late 2019.About
''New Orleans Review.'' Retrieved 2 April 2020. Her short fiction has been published in ''Epoch'', ''Glimmer Train'', ''Witness,'' ''Porchlight'', ''Massachusetts Review,'' ''Beloit Fiction Journal'', and ''The Los Angeles Review''. Sproul has received fellowships from

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at ...

in 2019 and the

MacDowell Colony MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDo ...

in 2017 and 2020."MacDowell Colony-Artist Profile."
Retrieved 11 May 2020. ''We Were Promised Spotlights'', a queer coming-of-age young adult novel, was published on March 24, 2020, by

Penguin Random House Penguin Random House Limited is a British-American multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Books and Random House. Penguin Books was or ...

. It earned positive reviews in ''

Kirkus ''Kirkus Reviews'' is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media, is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, non ...

'',Review: "We Were Promised Spotlights,"
Kirkus Reviews, 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020. ''

The Massachusetts Review ''The Massachusetts Review'' is a literary quarterly founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It receives financial support from Five Colle ...

'',Demas, Corinne
"Book Review: "In Spite of Herself - A Review of 'We Were Promised Spotlights,'"
''Massachusetts Review'', 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020. ''

School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...

'',' and ''

Booklist ''Booklist'' is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. ''Booklist''s primary audience consists of libraries, educators, and booksellers. The magazine is ...

''.Reagan, Maggie
"We Were Promised Spotlights." Sproul, Lindsay.
''Booklist Review'', 1 Mar 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

References

External links

New Orleans Review Literary Magazine

MacDowell Colony

Lindsay Sproul's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sproul, Lindsay Living people American women short story writers Florida State University alumni Loyola University New Orleans faculty American young adult novelists Year of birth missing (living people) American women academics 21st-century American women American women writers of young adult literature