Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore was born in 1957 in New York. She studied at St. Lawrence University and Cornell University and is a professor of creative writing at the University of Wisconsin. She has published four short story collections, three novels, and one children's book. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her book "A Gate at the Stairs" was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner and Orange awards.