Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill records, 1982-2007 (author abstract A-C).

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill records, 1982-2007 (author abstract A-C).

The records include materials relating to many of the authors whose works have been published by Algonquin, editors, and others. Note that not all authors published by Algonquin are currently represented in the collection as files are transferred only when Algonquin staff members determine that they are no longer active.

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Bell, Madison Smart, 1957-

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Madison Smartt Bell (Princeton Class of 1979) is a native of Nashville, Tenn. His parents were friends with such writers of the Agrarian Group as Allen Tate, John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren, and Madison Jones, leading Bell to specialize in the Agrarians while at Princeton University. He received his M.A. (1981) from Hollins College, Va., and later, after living and working in New York City, Bell consciously moved away from the southern influences in his writings. He then settled in Baltimo...

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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Epithet: Canadian author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x0001bb Margaret Eleanor "Peggy" Atwood was born November 18, 1939 in Ottawa. She earned a B.A. from Victoria College, University of Toronto, and an M.A. from Harvard. She is a novelist, poet, literary critic and a pioneer of Canadian women's writing. While primarily known for her novels and short fiction, she is the author of over fifteen books o...

Baxter, Charles, 1947-....

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Boyd, Blanche M., 1945-

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Blanche McCrary Boyd (b. 1945) is an American author raised in South Carolina. She has also lived and worked in California, Vermont, and New York. Along with publishing collections of essays (including The Redneck Way of Knowledge ), articles, short stories, and screenplays, Boyd has written 4 novels: Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, The Revolution of Little Girls, and Terminal Velocity . She has taught at Connecticut College since 1982. From the guide to the Blanche Boyd Papers,...

Cherry, Kelly

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Casey, Dorothy, 1954-

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Allen, Dwight, 1951-

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Dwight S. Allen was a soldier in the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry in the Army of the Cumberland. He took part in the Battle of Atlanta. From the description of Papers, June 16-August 3, 1864. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 25281071 ...

Chappell, Fred, 1936-....

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Author and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. From the description of Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2010 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465036 From the description of Fred Chappell Papers, 1944-2003 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122569745 Fred Chappell is a poet and an author who has won numerous awards for his writings, including the Rockefeller Foundation Grant;...

Calisher, Hortense

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Carr, Granger.

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Barber, Lylah, 1906-

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Connelly, John, 1949-

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Adams, Noah

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Brown, Larry, 1951-2004

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Larry Brown was born in 1951 in Oxford, Miss. He briefly attended the University of Mississippi, but did not graduate. Brown served in the United States Marine Corps, 1970-1972, then worked as a firefighter for the Oxford Fire Department, 1973-1990. While a firefighter, Brown began to write fiction. His first book was Facing the Music (1988), a collection of short stories, and his first novel was Dirty Work (1989). Other novels include Big Bad Love (1990), Joe: A Novel (1991), Father and Son (19...

Butterworth, Dan, 1955-

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Chapman, Frances Clausen, 1920-

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Chase, Ted

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Bonner, Cindy, 1953-

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Novelist Cindy Bonner published her first work in 1992 (Lily), and has gone on to publish award-winning novels such as Right from Wrong (1997). Ms. Bonner currently lives and writes full-time in Yorktown, Texas. From the description of Cindy Bonner Papers, 1983-1999. (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 48967204 Cindy Bonner was born June 14, 1953, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She attended University of Southern Mississippi (1971-73), and San An...

Arnold, Janis, 1951-

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Attaway, Roy

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Bean, Dave

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Buie, Lillian S.

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Beattie, Ann

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American writer. From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], ca. 1987. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818405 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1985-1989. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647804960 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1986. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817481 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1976-1986...

Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988

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Raymond Carver May 25, 1938- August 2, 1988. Pacific Northwest writer, author of short stories, novels, poetry, and essays. From the description of Raymond Carver family photographs, 1938-1963 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 765505805 Author. From the description of Letters, 1969-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40809247 ...

Bradley, John Ed

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Bennett, Scott

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Abbott, Lee K.

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Charlet, James D., 1946-

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Brown, Carrie, 1959-

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Barnes, Harper, 1937-

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Balaban, John, 1943-....

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Biographical Information Geoffrey Clifford’s photographic work has earned him international acclaim. His award-winning photographs have appeared in a number of books, magazines, and other publications worldwide. Monographs of his work include Vietnam: The Land We Never Knew (Chronicle Books, 1989) and The Last Days, still photography taken during the filming of James Moll’s Academy Award-winning documentary, produced by Steven Spielberg (St. ...

Buck, Polly Stone

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Polly S. Buck was the wife of the Branford College master, Norman Sydney Buck. During World War II she corresponded with servicemen from her college. Her book, (1975), documents the war years at Yale and the war experiences of men of Branford College. From the guide to the Correspondence of World War II servicemen from Branford College, Yale University, and the manuscript of by Polly S. Buck, 1942-1975, (Manuscripts and Archives) Polly S. Buck was the wife of the Branford Co...

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Inc., is a publishing house incorporated in 1982 by University of North Carolina English professor Louis Rubin, Jr., and Shannon Ravenel, a St. Louis fiction editor who had been one of Rubin's creative writing students. The new company's purpose has been to publish non-fiction and literary fiction of unpublished young writers. By 1993, Algonquin had published 178 books. In 1989, Algonquin was acquired by the Workman Publishing Company of New York City. Algonquin r...

Burkhalter, Holly

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Bresee, Clyde, 1916-

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