Maya Sonenberg is an American short story writer.

Life

She graduated from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...

, in 1982 and from

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

, in 1984. She teaches at

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

. Her work appeared in ''Gargoyle'', ''Santa Monica Review'', She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association.

Awards

* 1989 Drue Heinz Literature Prize

Works

*''After the Death of Shostakovich Pere'' (Pank Books, 2018) , * "Shadow Play." Alaska Quarterly Review (Autumn 2000). * "Memento Mori." Other Voices 32 (Spring 2000). * "Noctambus." Gulf Stream (Spring 2000). * *

Reviews

In this kaleidoscopic set of "fictions," Maya Sonenberg writes stories about memory and desire that are lucid and memorable because she employs so many distinct voices. Yet there are aspects of this collection that will dash a reader's expectations of what a story is – for better or for worse.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonenberg, Maya Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Brown University alumni Wesleyan University alumni American women writers