Emily Carter
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Emily Carter is an American writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

. She has been married to ex-punk rock guitarist (Christian Death
Christian Death
Christian Death is an American deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979. The band was founded and fronted by Rozz Williams. Christian Death is most notable for their first album Only Theatre of Pain....

, The Joneses, The Mau Mau's) Johnnie Sage Ammentorp since 1999. They divide their time between New Haven, CT and New York City.

Life

High School: Robert Louis Stevenson School for Gifted Underachievers.
College: New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

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Her work appeared in The New Yorker, Story, Gathering of the Tribes, Between C & D, Artforum, Open City, Great River Review, and Poz.

Awards

  • 1996 McKnight Foundation
    McKnight Foundation
    The McKnight Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The foundation's interests lie in the environment, the arts, community development, and other areas....

     Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant
  • 1998 The Loft Literary Center Grant
  • 2001 Whiting Writers' Award
    Whiting Writers' Award
    The Whiting Writers' Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. As of 2007, winners receive US $50,000.-External links:**...

    for Fiction

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