Marilyn Krysl
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Marilyn Krysl is an American
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 award-winning writer of short stories and poetry who is known for her quirky and witty storytelling. She has published four short story collections along with seven collections of poetry. She has worn several awards for her work, including the 2008 Richard Sullivan Prize for short fiction for her collection of short stories, Dinner With Osama
Dinner With Osama
Dinner With Osama is a collection of short stories by American author Marilyn Krysl. The collection won the 2008 Richard Sullivan award for short fiction from the University of Notre Dame....

, which is a sociopolitical satire of post-9/11 America. Krysl also submits work to The Atlantic journal, The Nation
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journal, and The New Republic
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The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...

journal, as well as being an editor of Many Mountains Moving: A Literary Journal of Diverse, Contemporary Voices along with Naomi Horii.

Biography

Krysl was born in 1942 and has published four short story collections and seven collections of poetry. She has spent time teaching English as a second language in China
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, served as Artist in Residence at the Center for Human Caring in Denver, Colorado
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, volunteered in the Peace Brigade International in Sri Lanka, and volunteered at the Khaligat Home for the Destitute and Dying administered by Mother Teresa's Sisters of Charity. She is now volunteering with The Lost Boys of Sudan and C-SAW, Community of Sudanese and American Women.

Awards and recognition

Krysl has received several awards for her work. Her 2007 collection of short stories, Dinner With Osama
Dinner With Osama
Dinner With Osama is a collection of short stories by American author Marilyn Krysl. The collection won the 2008 Richard Sullivan award for short fiction from the University of Notre Dame....

, received the 2008 Richard Sullivan Prize for short fiction from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
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. Krysl's works have also been published in Best American Short Stories 2000 and in O. Henry Prize Stories, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. Her journal, Many Mountains Moving: A Literary Journal of Diverse, Contemporary Voices has also received awards.
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