Galchen speaking at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival.
Born
(1976-04-19) April 19, 1976 (age 48) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Canadian, American
Education
Princeton University (AB) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (MD) Columbia University (MFA)
Notable works
Atmospheric Disturbances (2008)
Notable awards
William J. Saroyan International Prize for Fiction
Rivka Galchen (born April 19, 1976) is a Canadian-American writer. Her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, was published in 2008 and was awarded the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. She is the author of five books and a contributor of journalism and essays to The New Yorker magazine.
RivkaGalchen (born April 19, 1976) is a Canadian-American writer. Her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, was published in 2008 and was awarded the...
Knows Your Mother Is a Witch is a historical fiction novel written by RivkaGalchen and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on June 8, 2021. The book...
characterization of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) RivkaGalchen, award winning author Steven K. Galson, former Surgeon General of the...
story "Bettering Myself" 2014 Fence Modern Prize in Prose (judged by RivkaGalchen), inaugural winner for McGlue 2014 Believer Book Award winner for McGlue...
beautiful." It was selected by RivkaGalchen as the inaugural Fence Modern Prize in Prose. Discussing her choice, Galchen said this of McGlue, "A sextant...
Harper's Obituary of the University of California "Audio: Fiction Podcast: RivkaGalchen reads Leonard Michaels". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 18, 2014...
have cited Wallace as an influence are Dave Eggers, Jonathan Franzen, RivkaGalchen, Matthew Gallaway, David Gordon, John Green, Porochista Khakpour, George...
Ballet. "Raven Wilkinson, Ballet Pioneer", African American Registry. RivkaGalchen, "An Unlikely Ballerina", The New Yorker, September 22, 2014. Lindsey...
Malcolm Gladwell, Jay Oakerson, Doug Benson, Luis J. Gomez, Mia Alvar, RivkaGalchen, Calvin Trillin, Kelefa Sanneh 23 12 "The Mike Gaffigan Show" Jeannie...
Shelley Frisch PhD 1981 Literary translator from German to English RivkaGalchen A.B. 1998 Author of Atmospheric Disturbances Richard Halliburton A.B...
of depression and alcoholism Atmospheric Disturbances, 2009 novel by RivkaGalchen. About a psychiatrist and one of his patients with a mental illness...
Jeffrey Eugenides, Joshua Ferris, Charles Finch, Jonathan Safran Foer, RivkaGalchen, William H. Gass, Keith Gessen, Dana Goodyear, Lauren Groff, Garth Risk...
Gaitskill – fiction writer, 1995–2023 Jonathan Galassi – poet, 2017 RivkaGalchen – short story writer and reporter, 2008–2022 Felipe Galindo aka "Feggo"...
live updates". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-08. Galchen, Rivka (29 April 2019). "The Race to Develop the Moon". The New Yorker. Retrieved...
The Ever After of Ashwin Rao Arjun Basu Waiting for the Man Longlist RivkaGalchen American Innovations Claire Holden Rothman My October Jennifer LoveGrove...
Circle Award James Franco (2010) - actor Matt Gallagher (2013) - writer RivkaGalchen (2006) - fiction writer, author of Atmospheric Disturbances Philip Gourevitch...
Theater commissioned the opera from the composer Volker M. Plangg. RivkaGalchen's 2021 novel Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch presents a fictionalized...
fiction award. Past judges of Doug Fir have included Katherine Dunn, RivkaGalchen, Brian Doyle, and Jonathan Raymond. Writing from The Bear Deluxe has...
children about the theater. The title of the play is “We Are In A Play!” Galchen, Rivka (6 February 2017). "Fail Funnier". The New Yorker. Vol. 92, no. 48....
physician, author, print and TV advocate of a micronutrient-rich diet RivkaGalchen, novelist Atul Gawande (born 1965), general and endocrine surgeon at...
Province again". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved April 28, 2024. Galchen, Rivka (March 3, 2023). "Making Memories on a Wintry Jaunt Through Quebec's...
Erens The Understory Finalist Richard Lange Dead Boys Finalist 2010 RivkaGalchen Atmospheric Disturbances Winner Elizabeth Kelly apologize, apologize...
Thief Winner Stefan Merrill Block The Story of Forgetting Shortlist RivkaGalchen Atmospheric Disturbances Beth Helms Dervishes Peter Manseau Songs for...
YOUNG ADULT/CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Cary Fagan, Water, Water FICTION RivkaGalchen, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch Gary Barwin, Nothing the Same...
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