Lynne Barrett
Encyclopedia
Lynne Barrett is an American
writer and editor, best known for her short stories.
, she received a B.A. in English Composition from Mount Holyoke College
and her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
.
of the Mystery Writers of America
for Best Mystery Short Story and has been widely anthologized. “Beauty” won the Best Short Story Award at the Moondance International Film Festival
in 2001. She has received an NEA
(1991), and an artist's fellowship from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (2001–02). Her short stories have appeared in Redbook
, twice in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
, Mondo Barbie (St. Martin's
), Literature: Reading and Responding to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay (HarperCollins
), Simply the Best Mysteries (Carroll & Graf), Irrepressible Appetites (Rock Press), Marilyn: Shades of Blonde (Forge) and many other magazines and anthologies. Recent stories have appeared in A Dixie Christmas (Algonquin Books, 2005), Miami Noir (Akashic Books, 2006), One Year to a Writing Life (Marlowe & Company, 2007), and Delta Blues (Tyrus Books, 2010).
She wrote the libretto for the children's opera Cricketina. She has co-edited a collection of James M. Cain
's nonfiction and Birth: A Literary Companion, an anthology of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction about becoming a parent. She founded Gulf Stream Magazine
and went on to edit it from 1989–2002.
Her essay "What Editors Want", published by The Review Review, earned coverage in the L.A. Times Book Blog "Jacket Copy" and the New Yorker's The Book Bench blog. It was republished in Glimmer Trains Bulletin.
Barrett is founder and editor of FloridaBookReview.com and Professor of English at Florida International University
where she teaches in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing.
United States
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writer and editor, best known for her short stories.
Background
Born and raised in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, she received a B.A. in English Composition from Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
and her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
.
Career
Her story, “Elvis Lives”, was awarded the 1990 Edgar Allan Poe AwardEdgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
of the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
for Best Mystery Short Story and has been widely anthologized. “Beauty” won the Best Short Story Award at the Moondance International Film Festival
Moondance International Film Festival
The Moondance International Film Festival is an independent annual film festival and awards competition that takes place in the fall in Boulder, Colorado...
in 2001. She has received an NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
(1991), and an artist's fellowship from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (2001–02). Her short stories have appeared in Redbook
Redbook
Redbook is an American women's magazine published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.-History:...
, twice in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is an American monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction...
, Mondo Barbie (St. Martin's
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
), Literature: Reading and Responding to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay (HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
), Simply the Best Mysteries (Carroll & Graf), Irrepressible Appetites (Rock Press), Marilyn: Shades of Blonde (Forge) and many other magazines and anthologies. Recent stories have appeared in A Dixie Christmas (Algonquin Books, 2005), Miami Noir (Akashic Books, 2006), One Year to a Writing Life (Marlowe & Company, 2007), and Delta Blues (Tyrus Books, 2010).
She wrote the libretto for the children's opera Cricketina. She has co-edited a collection of James M. Cain
James M. Cain
James Mallahan Cain was an American author and journalist. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labeling, he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the roman noir...
's nonfiction and Birth: A Literary Companion, an anthology of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction about becoming a parent. She founded Gulf Stream Magazine
Gulf Stream Magazine
Gulf Stream Magazine is a literary magazine published by the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University. It was founded in 1989 by Lynne Barrett, who edited it until 2002 when John Dufresne became editor...
and went on to edit it from 1989–2002.
Her essay "What Editors Want", published by The Review Review, earned coverage in the L.A. Times Book Blog "Jacket Copy" and the New Yorker's The Book Bench blog. It was republished in Glimmer Trains Bulletin.
Barrett is founder and editor of FloridaBookReview.com and Professor of English at Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
where she teaches in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing.
Works
- The Land of Go (short stories) (Carnegie Mellon University PressCarnegie Mellon University PressCarnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.It is headquartered within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and...
, 1988) - The Secret Names of Women (short stories) (Carnegie Mellon, 1999), a BookSense selection of the American Booksellers AssociationAmerican Booksellers AssociationThe American Booksellers Association is a non-profit industryassociation founded in 1900 that promotes independent bookstores in the United States and Canada. The ABA and its members support freedom of speech, literacy, and programs that encourage reading...
- Magpies (short stories) (Carnegie Mellon, 2011)
- Cricketina (opera libretto), with music composed by Dr. Kristine Burns, debuted at the FIU Music Festival, Nov. 15, 2003, Miami, FL
- The James M. Cain Cookbook, Guide to Home Singing, Physical Fitness and Animals (Especially Cats) (Carnegie Mellon 1988) ed. by Roy Hoopes and Lynne Barrett
- Birth: A Literary Companion (University of Iowa PressUniversity of Iowa PressThe University of Iowa Press is a university press that is part of the University of Iowa.Established in 1969, the University of Iowa Press publishes books that fill the needs of scholars and students throughout the world, poetry and short fiction, and works of creative nonfiction...
, 2002) ed by Kristin Kovacic and Lynne Barrett