Blanche McCrary Boyd
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Blanche McCrary Boyd is an American
author
whose novel
s are known for their eccentric characters. Her most recent novel is Terminal Velocity
, written in 1997. She is currently the Roman and Tatiana Weller Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Connecticut College
.
A native of South Carolina, the source of her "redneck" roots, Boyd has taught at Connecticut College since 1982. She is a member of P.E.N., the Authors Guild, the Writers Guild of America
and of Phi Beta Kappa. She has written four novels: Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, The Revolution of Little Girls and Terminal Velocity, as well as a collection of essays titled The Redneck Way of Knowledge. She also has a large body of published articles, short fiction and screenplays to her credit. Among her more recently published articles are essays on Susan Smith
in The Village Voice
(July, 1995) and the Oxford-American (May, 1996), and two essays in Ms. magazine (September/October, 1995 and August/September, 2000). The latest article, Ms.'s cover story, examined some of the reasons why feminists and the general public have conflicted feelings about Hillary Clinton’s run for the New York Senate.
Among the awards Boyd has won are a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1993-1994, a National Endowment for the Arts
Fiction Fellowship in 1988, a Creative Writing Fellowship from the South Carolina Arts Commission in 1982-1983 and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing from Stanford University
in 1967-1968. She was nominated for the Southern Book Award in 1991 and also won the Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction that same year. She was nominated for the Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction again in 1997.
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whose novel
Novel
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s are known for their eccentric characters. Her most recent novel is Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity (novel)
Terminal Velocity is a 1997 novel by Blanche McCrary Boyd, dealing with many lesbian-related issues in society....
, written in 1997. She is currently the Roman and Tatiana Weller Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Connecticut College
Connecticut College
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
.
A native of South Carolina, the source of her "redneck" roots, Boyd has taught at Connecticut College since 1982. She is a member of P.E.N., the Authors Guild, the Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
and of Phi Beta Kappa. She has written four novels: Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, The Revolution of Little Girls and Terminal Velocity, as well as a collection of essays titled The Redneck Way of Knowledge. She also has a large body of published articles, short fiction and screenplays to her credit. Among her more recently published articles are essays on Susan Smith
Susan Smith
Susan Leigh Vaughan Smith is an American woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering her children. Born in Union, South Carolina, and a former student of the University of South Carolina Union, she was convicted on July 22, 1995 of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith, born...
in The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
(July, 1995) and the Oxford-American (May, 1996), and two essays in Ms. magazine (September/October, 1995 and August/September, 2000). The latest article, Ms.'s cover story, examined some of the reasons why feminists and the general public have conflicted feelings about Hillary Clinton’s run for the New York Senate.
Among the awards Boyd has won are a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 1993-1994, a National Endowment for the Arts
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...
Fiction Fellowship in 1988, a Creative Writing Fellowship from the South Carolina Arts Commission in 1982-1983 and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1967-1968. She was nominated for the Southern Book Award in 1991 and also won the Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction that same year. She was nominated for the Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction again in 1997.