Megan Mayhew Bergman
| Megan Mayhew Bergman | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1979 |
| Alma mater |
Duke University, Bennington College, Wake Forest University |
| Genre | short stories |
| Notable awards | Garrett Award for Fiction. |
Megan Mayhew Bergman (born December 23, 1979) is an American writer, author of the book Almost Famous Women.[1] In 2015, she won the Garrett Award for Fiction.
Life
She graduated from Duke University with a masters in liberal studies and Bennington College with an MFA.
She also is the author of a previous collection of stories, Birds of a Lesser Paradise.
Her work appeared in Salon.[2]
She is Associate Director of the MFA program at Bennington College.[3] She lives in Shaftsbury, Vermont.[4] with her husband Bo Bergman and two daughters.
Works
- Almost Famous Women: Stories. Scribner. 6 January 2015. ISBN 978-1-4767-8657-5.[5][6]
- Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories. Simon and Schuster. 6 March 2012. ISBN 978-1-4516-4335-0.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Crum, Maddie. "2015 Books We Can't Wait To Read". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Stories written by Megan Mayhew Bergman". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ↑ "Mayhew Bergman Appointed Associate Director of the MFA in Writing Program". bennington.edu. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Megan Mayhew Bergman - The Los Angeles Review of Books". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ↑ "Book review: Megan Mayhew Berman's 'Almost Famous Women'". Miami Herald. February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Jim Carmin (January 3, 2015). "Review: 'Almost Famous Women,' by Megan Mayhew Bergman". Star Tribune.
- ↑ Peschel, Joseph (March 7, 2012). "Megan Mayhew Bergman's debut story collection, 'Birds of a Lesser Paradise,' looks at women struggling with identity". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ↑ Rosenwaike, Polly (2012-03-30). "'Birds of a Lesser Paradise,' by Megan Mayhew Bergman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
External links
- Official website
- "NPR stories about Megan Mayhew Bergman". National Public Radio.
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