Wendy Walker
American author (born 1951)
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Wendy Walker (born January 25, 1951) is an American writer known for her fiction and cross-genre writings. With her husband, the writer Tom La Farge, she co-founded The Writhing Society in 2009, a salon/class devoted to the exploration and invention of constraints for verbal and visual composition. They also co-founded Proteotypes, the publishing arm of the Proteus Gowanus Gallery from 2009 to 2015.[1][2][3][4][5]
OccupationWriter
KnownforThe Secret Service
Wendy Walker | |
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Wendy Walker. 2024. Photo by Pablo Capra. | |
| Born | January 25, 1951 |
| Education | Harvard University; Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | The Secret Service |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Paul La Farge (stepson) |
| Website | wendywalker |
Early life and education
Walker was born in Manhattan, New York City. She graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in History of Art in 1972, and from Teachers College, Columbia University with a M.A. in Art and Education in 1974.[6][7][8][9]
Books
Novels
- The Secret Service (Sun & Moon Press, 1992; reprinted by Tough Poets, 2021)
Short Stories
- The Sea-Rabbit: Or, the Artist of Life (Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1988)
- Stories Out of Omarie (Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1995; reprinted by Green Integer, 2024)
- Knots (Aqueduct Press, 2006)
Poetry
- Sexual Stealing (Temporary Culture, 2021)
Art
- The Camperdown Elm (Spuyten Duyvil, 2017)
Cross-Genre
- Blue Fire (Proteotypes, 2009)
- Hysterical Operators (Proteotypes, 2010)
- My Man and Other Critical Fictions (Temporary Culture, 2011)