Liz Moore (author)
Liz Moore | |
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Moore in 2024 | |
| Born | May 25, 1983 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Barnard College Hunter College (MFA) |
| Children | 2 |
Liz Moore (born May 25, 1983) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. She is a Professor of English at Temple University where she directs the MFA program in Creative Writing. After a brief time as a musician in New York City, which inspired her first novel, Moore shifted her focus to writing.[1] She received the 2015 Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome,[2] and her 2012 novel Heft was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Early life and education
Moore grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in Manhattan, New York City. She received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Hunter College in New York City in 2009.[3]
Career
Moore teaches in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she is the Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing for the Department of English.[4]
Moore's novel The God of the Woods was selected as the Barnes & Noble Book Club pick in July 2024. It went on to be shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year award. It was also featured as a Book of the Month pick in its initial month of publication.
Personal life
Moore lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Words of Every Song (2007, Crown Publishing) ISBN 9780767926423
- Heft (2012, W.W. Norton & Company) ISBN 9780393343885
- The Unseen World (2016, W.W. Norton & Company) ISBN 9780393354416
- Long Bright River (2020, Riverhead Books) ISBN 9780525540687
- The God of the Woods (2024, Riverhead Books) ISBN 9780593418918 [6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Liz Moore | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Rome Prize Fellows | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ www.675plus.com. "Creative Writing MFA Alumni & Student Publications". www.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Liz Moore - Department of English". Department of English. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ Moore, Liz (2012-03-22). "A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told — Modern Love". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "How the North Country inspired bestselling author Liz Moore's latest novel". NCPR. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Perez, Suzanne (2024-07-01). "Liz Moore's 'The God of the Woods' is the can't-put-it-down summer read you've been craving". KMUW. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Gaffney, Adrienne (2024-07-02). "Liz Moore on God of the Woods, Long Bright River, and Publishing". ELLE. Retrieved 2024-12-17.