Susan Kenney
Encyclopedia
Susan McIlvaine Kenney is an American short story
writer, and novelist.
, and spent her childhood in Pennsylvania
, Ohio
, and New York
. She graduated from Northwestern University
with a B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, and from Cornell University
, with a Ph. D. She taught at Colby College
.
She visited May Sarton
.
Her work has appeared in Epoch, The Hudson Review, McCallˆs, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, and Family Circle. She has written numerous reviews for The New York Times Book Review, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Down East Magazine.
She married professor Edwin Kenney, who died on December 8, 1992; they had two children, James and Anne.
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, and novelist.
Life
She was born in Summit, New JerseySummit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
, and spent her childhood in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
with a B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, and from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, with a Ph. D. She taught at Colby College
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
.
She visited May Sarton
May Sarton
May Sarton is the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton , an American poet, novelist, and memoirist.-Biography:...
.
Her work has appeared in Epoch, The Hudson Review, McCallˆs, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, and Family Circle. She has written numerous reviews for The New York Times Book Review, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Down East Magazine.
She married professor Edwin Kenney, who died on December 8, 1992; they had two children, James and Anne.
Awards
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
- New York State Regents Graduate Fellowship
- 1982 O. Henry AwardO. Henry AwardThe O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American master of the form, O. Henry....
for "Facing Front" - National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship in Creative Writing, 1983–1984 - New Voice Literary Award, In Another Country, 1985
- ALN Notable Books of the Year, for In Another Country
- 1989 New York Times Notable Paperback of the Year, for Sailing
Reviews
SUSAN KENNEY'S stunning, wrenching, award-winning previous novel, In Another Country, consisted of six interlocking short stories about Sara Boyd's determination to cope with death and illnesses. The same crises beset her still in the sequel, Sailing.