Carolyn Cooke
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Carolyn Cooke is an American
short story writer.
and holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University
. She teaches in the MFA writing program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Cooke's stories have appeared in numerous publications including AGNI
, New England Review
, The Paris Review and Ploughshares
.
She lives in Point Arena, California
with her husband, poet Randall Babtkis.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
short story writer.
Life
Cooke is a graduate of Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
and holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She teaches in the MFA writing program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Cooke's stories have appeared in numerous publications including AGNI
Agni
Agni is a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods...
, New England Review
New England Review
The New England Review is a quarterly literary magazine published by Middlebury College. Founded in New Hampshire in 1978 by poet, novelist, editor and professor Sydney Lea and poet Jay Parini, it was published as New England Review & Bread Loaf Quarterly from 1982 , until 1991 as a formal...
, The Paris Review and Ploughshares
Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an American literary magazine founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College in the heart of Boston...
.
She lives in Point Arena, California
Point Arena, California
Point Arena is a small coastal city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Point Arena is located west of Hopland, at an elevation of 118 feet . The population was 449 at the 2010 census, down from 474 at the 2000 census, making it one of the smallest incorporated cities in the state...
with her husband, poet Randall Babtkis.