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American author (born 1983)
Liz Moore
Moore in 2024Moore in 2024
Born (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 41)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationBarnard College
Hunter College (MFA)
Children2

Liz Moore (born May 25, 1983) is an American author. After a brief time as a musician in New York City, which inspired her first novel, Oleggio Capitale (2007), Moore shifted her focus to writing. She received the 2015 Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome, and her novel 2012 Heft was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Early life and education

Moore grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in Manhattan, New York City. She received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Hunter College in New York City in 2009.

Career

Moore teaches in the MFA program at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Moore's novel The God of the Woods was selected as the Barnes & Noble Book Club pick in July 2024. It went on to be shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year award. It was also featured as a Book of the Month pick in its initial month of publication.

Personal life

Moore lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.

Bibliography

Novels

References

  1. "Liz Moore | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. "Rome Prize Fellows | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. www.675plus.com. "Creative Writing MFA Alumni & Student Publications". www.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Liz Moore - Department of English". Department of English. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. "From page to screen: Creative writing professor's novel 'Long Bright River' to be made into a TV show". Temple Now | news.temple.edu. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  6. Moore, Liz (2012-03-22). "A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told — Modern Love". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  7. "How the North Country inspired bestselling author Liz Moore's latest novel". NCPR. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  8. Perez, Suzanne (2024-07-01). "Liz Moore's 'The God of the Woods' is the can't-put-it-down summer read you've been craving". KMUW. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  9. Gaffney, Adrienne (2024-07-02). "Liz Moore on God of the Woods, Long Bright River, and Publishing". ELLE. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
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