Olympia Vernon
Olympia Vernon | |
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| Born | May 22, 1973 Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Southeastern Louisiana University (BA) Louisiana State University (MFA) |
Olympia Vernon (born May 22, 1973) is an American author who has published three novels: Eden (2002), Logic (2004), and A Killing In This Town (2006). Eden won the 2004 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award from
The American Academy of Arts and Letters.[1]
Biography
Vernon was born in
writer-in-residence at SLU in 2004.[2]
She wrote her first novel, Eden, while in graduate school. In 2005 she received the Louisiana Governor's Award for Professional Artist of the Year. In 2007-08 Vernon was the Hallie Ford Chair in Writing at Willamette University.[1] In 2007, she won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for A Killing In This Town.[1]
Bibliography
- Eden (2002)
- Logic (2004)
- A Killing In This Town (2006)
References
- ^ The Advocate, December 9, 2007.
- ^ "SLU News-Olympia Vernon". www2.southeastern.edu.
External links
- "Olympia Vernon". Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "Olympia Vernon Reads at Friends of the Library Event". News Release. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
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