Frances oroark dowell biography sampler
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Frances O'Roark Dowell Biography
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Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights
Female. Education: Wake Forest University, B.A.; University of Massachusetts, M.F.A.
Worked variously as paralegal, college English instructor, and arts administrator.
Former editor and copublisher of Dream/Girl (arts magazine for girls).
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel, 2001, and William Allen White Award, 2003, both for Dovey Coe.
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Dovey Coe, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2000.
Where I'd Like to Be, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2003.
The Secret Language of Girls, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004.
Chicken Boy, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2005.
Contributor of poetry to periodicals, including Poetry East, Shenandoah, and New Delta Review.
Frances O'Roark Dowell's novels for young adult readers explore issues of growing up, family and friend relationships, and overcoming adversity.
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