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Laura Anne Kalpakian (born June 28, 1945) is an American author. She has also published under the pen names Juliet Fitzgerald [1] and Carenna Jane Greye. She is known for her work in the memoir genre.
Laura Kalpakian is the author of sixteen novels and four collections of short fiction published in the US and the UK. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and nominated for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, her work has garnered acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jun 2, 2022 · It was a corner house by a stop sign, and my mom passed it every day as she drove to her job as a secretary to an orthopedic surgeon at County Hospital. The shrine was still there when she retired in the mid-1980s. I said to my mom, “You know I always thought that a woman with two daughters must have lived there.”
Laura Kalpakian is an award-winning American novelist of 16 novels and 4 story collections. Her work has been translated into 13 languages.
When reading Laura Kalpakian’s short bio on the back of her newest book, Memory into Memoir: A Writer’s Handbook (University of New Mexico Press, 2021), I was a bit skeptical about the quality of advice within the guide given Kalpakian’s writing résumé largely consists of novels and short story collections.
Jul 5, 2023 · Welcome to a conversation with much-loved American author Laura Kalpakian. With an impressive repertoire of sixteen novels and four collections of short fiction, Laura’s poignant storytelling has earned her recognition and admiration in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
She is the author of multiple novels and over a hundred stories published in collections, anthologies, literary journals and magazines in the U.S. and the U.K. A native of California, Laura lives in the Pacific Northwest.
