Jo Ann Beard
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Jo Ann Beard | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) Moline, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Genre | Essay |
| Employer | Sarah Lawrence College |
Jo Ann Beard (born 1955) is an American essayist.
Beard was born in 1955 in Moline, Illinois.[1] She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BFA degree in art, and from the Nonfiction Writing Program with an MFA in creative nonfiction. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.[2]
Beard previously worked as a managing editor for a physics journal at the University of Iowa, and was a colleague of the victims of the University of Iowa shooting, which became a subject for her work.
Her writing has appeared in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, Tin House and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Recognition
Awards
- 1997: Whiting Award
- 2005: Guggenheim Fellow[3]
Honours
- 2024: Royal Society of Literature International Writer[4]
