Peter Baida
American writer (1950–1999)
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Peter Baida (July 26, 1950 – December 14, 1999) was an American short story writer.[1]
BornJuly 26, 1950
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedDecember 14, 1999 (aged 49)
EducationPark School of Baltimore
Harvard College
Boston University
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard College
Boston University
University of Pennsylvania
OccupationShort story writer
Peter Baida | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | December 14, 1999 (aged 49) |
| Education | Park School of Baltimore Harvard College Boston University University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
Life
Baida was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Park School of Baltimore. He graduated from Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, English, 1972), Boston University (M.A., 1973, creative writing), and the University of Pennsylvania with an M.B.A. in 1979.[2]
He was the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's director of direct mail fundraising from 1984 through 1999.[2]
His work appeared in The Missouri Review,[3]
A writer-in-residence fellowship is named for him at the Park School of Baltimore.[4]
Awards
- 1999 O. Henry Award
Works
Short stories
- A nurse's story, and others. University Press of Mississippi. 2001. ISBN 978-1-57806-318-5.
Non-fiction
Anthologies
- Ruth L. Nadelhaft; Victoria Bonebakker, eds. (2008). "The Nurse's Story". Imagine what it's like: a literature and medicine anthology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3317-6.