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Frances Sherwood
Born(1940-06-04)June 4, 1940
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedApril 27, 2021(2021-04-27) (aged 80)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • author
  • educator
LanguageEnglish
EducationHoward University
Brooklyn College (BA)
New York University
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Stanford University
Years active1968 (1968)-2021
Notable awards
3
  • Stegner Fellow in Fiction, Stanford University, 1976
  • Visiting Fellow at Yaddo, 1986
  • O. Henry Awards, 1989, 1992

Frances Sherwood Literature portal

Frances Sherwood (June 4, 1940 – April 27, 2021) was an American writer, novelist, and educator. Sherwood published four novels and one book of short stories. Her 1992 novel, Vindication, was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. It has been translated into twelve languages.[1]

  1. ^ "Emeriti, Former & Visiting Writers". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

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