Rita Ciresi
Encyclopedia
Rita Ciresi was is an Italian-American short story
writer, and novelist.
with an M.F.A.
She teaches at the University of South Florida
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Her work appeared in Oregon Review, Prairie Schooner, South Carolina Review.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer, and novelist.
Life
She graduated from Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
with an M.F.A.
She teaches at the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
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Her work appeared in Oregon Review, Prairie Schooner, South Carolina Review.
Awards
- 2002 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short FictionFlannery O'Connor Award for Short FictionThe Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual prize awarded by the University of Georgia Press named in honor of the American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor....
, for Mother Rocket - 1993 Los Angeles Times' Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
- 2004 American Academy in RomeAmerican Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
visiting writer - 2005 Hawthornden International Writers’ Retreat fellowship in Lasswade, Scotland