American short story writer

Alison Baker

Born| 1953
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Nationality| American
Alma mater| Reed College,
Indiana University
Genre| short story

Alison Baker (born 1953 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American short story writer.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Life
* 2 Awards
* 3 Works
* 3.1 Anthologies
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Life[edit]

She graduated from Reed College and Indiana University with a MLS. She worked as a medical librarian and a library activist.

Her work has appeared in Shenandoah, the Atlantic Monthly, Story, Alaska Quarterly Review,[2] Orion Nature Quarterly, the Washington Post,[3] Witness, ZYZZYVA.

She was a Ragdale Foundation resident and a Fellow at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

## Awards[edit]

* 1992 George Garrett Fiction Award for "Field Notes"
* 1994 O. Henry Award
* the Gettysburg Review Award
* George Garrett Award for Fiction
* finalist for the National Magazine Award.

## Works[edit]

* Loving Wanda Beaver: Novella and Stories. Chronicle Books. 1997. ISBN 978-0-8118-1788-2. "Alison Baker."
* How I Came West, and Why I Stayed. Chronicle Books. April 1, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8118-0324-3.

### Anthologies[edit]

* The Best American Short Stories 1993
* Best of the West
* New Stories From the South
* Pushcart Prize.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Experience Literature - Fiction". www.bedfordstmartins.com. Archived from the original on 2001-11-25.
2. ^ "Alaska Quarterly Review - A Literary Magazine".
3. ^ "washingtonpost.com - search nation, world, technology and Washington area news archives".

## External links[edit]

* "Author's website"

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General|

* ISNI
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* VIAF
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* WorldCat

National libraries|

* United States