About Lucy Honig
Lived 1948 – 2017 (aged 69). Lucy Honig was an American short story writer and university teacher.
Lucy Honig (May 7, 1948 – September 18, 2017) was an American short story writer.
Life She graduated from Syracuse University and from Hunter College with a master's in education. She taught in the Boston University School of Public Health.
Her work appeared in AGNI, DoubleTake, Gargoyle, The Gettysburg Review, Ploughshares
Awards 1998 Drue Heinz Literature Prize 1992, 1996 O. Henry Award for short fiction L.L. Winship PEN New England award finalist
Works
Short stories
(reprint 2002)
Novels
Anthologies Best American Short Stories 1988,
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American writer (1948-2017)
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Lucy Honig was born on 7 May 1948.
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Lucy Honig died on 18 September 2017.
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Lucy Honig was a short story writer and university teacher.
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