Elizabeth Gaffney
American novelist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth Gaffney (born December 22, 1966, in New York City) is an American novelist.
Brooklyn College (MFA)
Elizabeth Gaffney | |
|---|---|
Elizabeth Gaffney, 2024 | |
| Born | December 22, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Brooklyn College (MFA) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | Metropolis, When the World Was Young |
| Notable awards | The Lawrence Prize for Fiction |
| Website | elizabethgaffney |
Education
She graduated from Vassar College and holds an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College.[1]
Career
Gaffney is the author of two novels published by Random House. Metropolis[2] was published in 2005.[3] When the World Was Young was published in 2015.[4]
Gaffney has published short stories in literary magazines including Virginia Quarterly Review, North American Review, Conjunctions and Michigan Quarterly Review.[5]
Gaffney has translated four books from German: The Arbogast Case by Thomas Hettche, The Pollen Room by Zoë Jenny, Invisible Woman: Growing up Black in Germany, by Ika Hügel-Marshall and You Can't See the Elephants by Susan Kreller.
Awards and honors
She won the 2019 Lawrence Prize for Fiction.[5]