Peter Baida
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Peter Baida was an American short story
writer.
(B.A., magna cum laude, 1972), Boston University
(M.A., 1973), and the University of Pennsylvania
with an M.B.A. in 1979.
He was the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
's director of direct mail fundraising from 1984 through 1999.
His work appeared in The Missouri Review,
A writer in residence fellowship is named for him, at the Park School of Baltimore
.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer.
Life
He graduated from Harvard CollegeHarvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
(B.A., magna cum laude, 1972), Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
(M.A., 1973), and the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
with an M.B.A. in 1979.
He was the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital...
's director of direct mail fundraising from 1984 through 1999.
His work appeared in The Missouri Review,
A writer in residence fellowship is named for him, at the Park School of Baltimore
Park School of Baltimore
The Park School of Baltimore is a private, co-educational K-12 school located in Brooklandville, Maryland, USA, just north of the city of Baltimore. The campus lies to the south of Old Court Road in Baltimore County...
.
Essays
- "The Fear of Getting Caught", American Heritage Magazine, Jun 22, 1987
- Peter Baida, "Review of Sinclair Lewis, If I Were Boss, The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis," Economic History, Dec 7 1997