Susanna Moore
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Susanna Moore in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, is an America
n writer
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Susanna Moore grew up in Hawaii
. Her memoir
, I Myself Have Seen It: The Myth of Hawai'i gives the reader deep insight into a life in Hawaii other than that presented by tourist brochures.
In 1999 she received the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2006 she received a Fellowship in Literature at the American Academy in Berlin; and in 2007 she received a Fellowship in Literature from the Asian Cultural Council
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Susanna Moore was Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing
at Yale University
in 1988, 1989 & 1994; Visiting Lecturer at New York
Graduate School in 1995; Creative Writing Teacher at Brooklyn
Federal Detention Center
between 2004 and 2006; and Lecturer of Creative Writing at Princeton University
between 2007 and 2009. During May to August 2009, Susanna Moore will be Writer-in-Residence at Australia's University of Adelaide
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Worked for a while as Warren Beatty's assistant.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n 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....
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Susanna Moore grew up in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. Her memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
, I Myself Have Seen It: The Myth of Hawai'i gives the reader deep insight into a life in Hawaii other than that presented by tourist brochures.
In 1999 she received the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2006 she received a Fellowship in Literature at the American Academy in Berlin; and in 2007 she received a Fellowship in Literature from the Asian Cultural Council
Asian Cultural Council
The Asian Cultural Council is an American non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to Asian-American cultural exchange in the areas of visual and performing arts.- History :...
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Susanna Moore was Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1988, 1989 & 1994; Visiting Lecturer at New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Graduate School in 1995; Creative Writing Teacher at Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
Federal Detention Center
Detention center
A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:*A jail or prison*A structure for immigration detention*An internment camp or concentration camp...
between 2004 and 2006; and Lecturer of Creative Writing at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
between 2007 and 2009. During May to August 2009, Susanna Moore will be Writer-in-Residence at Australia's University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
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Worked for a while as Warren Beatty's assistant.
Novels
- My Old Sweetheart (1982) ISBN 0-679-77641-9
- The Whiteness of Bones (1989) ISBN 1-4000-7504-1
- Sleeping BeautiesSleeping BeautiesSleeping Beauties is a 1999 short comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit. It premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. It stars Sarah Lassez as a morgue beautician trying to get over her ex-girlfriend, played by Radha Mitchell. Babbit made the film with help from David Fincher and Michael Douglas...
(1993) - In the Cut (1995) ISBN 0-452-28129-6 & ISBN 0-452-28480-5 (filmed by Jane CampionJane CampionJane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
starring Meg RyanMeg RyanMargaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra , professionally known as Meg Ryan, is an American actress and producer. Raised in Bethel, Connecticut, Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982...
) - One Last Look (2003) ISBN 1-4000-7541-6
- I Myself Have Seen It: The Myth of Hawai'i (2003) ISBN 0-7922-6528-9
- The Big Girls (2007) ISBN 1-4000-4190-2 and ISBN 978-1-4000-4190-9