Joanna Scott
American writer (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joanna Scott (born June 22, 1960) is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Her award-winning fiction is known for its wide-ranging subject matter and its incorporation of historical figures into imagined narratives.
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Born | (1960-06-22) June 22, 1960 (age 63) Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Period | 1987–present |
Notable awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1992) |
Spouse | James Longenbach |
Children | 2 |
A native of Darien, Connecticut, Scott graduated from Trinity College in Hartford and earned a master's degree from Brown University. In addition to her work as an author, she has had a career in academia, teaching at the University of Maryland and the University of Rochester, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1988. As of 2023[update] Scott is the Roswell Smith Burrows Professor of English at the University of Rochester.