Liz Moore (author)

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Liz Moore
Born (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 40)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationBarnard College
Hunter College (MFA)
Children2

Liz Moore (born May 25, 1983) is an American author. After a brief time as a musician in New York City, which inspired her first novel, The Words of Every Song (2007), Moore shifted her focus to writing.[1] She received the 2015 Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome,[2] and her novel 2012 Heft was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Early life and education[edit]

Moore grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in Manhattan, New York City. She received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Hunter College in New York City in 2009.[3]

Career[edit]

Moore teaches in the MFA program at Temple University in Philadelphia.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Moore lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.[5]

Bibliography[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • The Words of Every Song (2007) ISBN 9780767926423
  • Heft (2012) ISBN 9780393343885
  • The Unseen World (2016) ISBN 9780393354416
  • Long Bright River (2020) ISBN 9780525540687

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liz Moore | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ^ "Rome Prize Fellows | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ^ www.675plus.com. "Creative Writing MFA Alumni & Student Publications". www.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Liz Moore - Department of English". Department of English. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. ^ Moore, Liz (2012-03-22). "A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told — Modern Love". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-19.