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Lynn K. Kilpatrick

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in Tigard, Oregon, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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As a child, I moved around a lot. The places I lived that influenced me most are Iowa and Idaho.
When I began studying writing, I wrote poetry and thought of myself as a poet. Sometime in graduate school, I took the lyric, fragmented approach of poetry and began to write prose. I usually write prose these days, generally fiction.
I'm currently working on a YA novel, and beginning work on a book of creative nonfiction.
I earned an MA in Poetry from Western Washington University and a PhD in Fiction from University of Utah. I live in Salt Lake City with my husband, son, and a German Shorthair Pointer.
I teach writing at Salt Lake Community College. ...more

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AWP Events

I'll be attending AWP in Denver, April 8-10.
Here are my events:
Thursday, April 8

* Panel: 12-1:15, “The New Domestic Fiction,” Room 205, Colorado Convention Center
* FC2 Reading: 7 pm, Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, Suite 515

Friday, April 9

* University of Utah Faculty & Alumni Reading, 3 – 4:15 pm, Room 207, Colorado Convention Center
* WILLA event, Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place, Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 06, 2010 17:09 • Tags: awp, denver

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In the House

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by László Krasznahorkai

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Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

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Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)

by C. Thi Nguyen

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