Antonya Nelson

Antonya Nelson was born,(1961) raised, and educated in Wichita, Kansas. Later she attended the University of Kansas and Arizona where she received an MFA in 1986. "In the Land of Men" was her story in our summer reading packet. It was published in 1992. She is married to another prominent author, Robert Boswell, and they have two children. One son named Noah and one daughter named Jade. They both attended New Mexico State University. She and Robert share the Cullen Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Houston. She splits her time evenly between Telluride, Colorado, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Houston, Texas.(YA!) Some of her other works include: Short Stories: " The Expendables" (1990), " Female Trouble" (2002), and "Family Terrorists" (1994). Books: "Living to Tell" (2000), "Nobody's Girl" (1998), "Talking in Bed" (1996), and "Bound" (2010).

Here are a few fun facts about Antonya:

1. In 1999 The New Yorker Magazine selected her as "1 of the 20 best young fiction writers in America today."
2. She has received many honorable awards including:

• National Endowment for the Arts (1989)
• Guggenheim fellowship (2000)
• Rea Award for the Short Story (2003)
• United States Artists (2009)

Here is a quote that Antonya said, " There are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay attention to."

I like this quote because although you hear so many things that you might think are pointless, you will always remember the most important thing and it could help you in the long run.

To find out additional information on Antonya Nelson, please feel free to visit the following websites:

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