Beverly lowry biography
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Beverly Lowry
American novelist
Beverly Lowry (born August 10, 1938) is an American educator, novelist and short story writer.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]The daughter of David Leonard Fey and Dora Smith,[3] both natives of Arkansas, she was born Beverly Fey in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. She was educated at the University of Mississippi and Memphis State University, receiving a BA from the latter institution in 1960.[2] In 1960, she married Glenn Lowry and moved to Manhattan.[4] In 1965, the family moved to Houston and she began writing. In 1976, Lowry began teaching fiction writing at the University of Houston.[1]
In 1977, she published her first novel Come Back, Lolly Ray. This was followed by Emma Blue in 1978. In 1981, she published Daddy's Girl, which won the Jesse Jones Award from the Texas Institute of Letters.[4] Her short story "So far from the Road, So Long until Morning" won the Texas Institute of Letters short story award in that year.[5]
In the 1990s, Lowry moved to Los Angeles. She taught at George Mason University.[1] She has served as president of the Texas Institute of Letters.[4]
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Identifier: UPWC-04109
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Lowry, Beverly 1938–
(Beverly Fey Lowry)
PERSONAL: Born August 10, 1938, in Memphis, TN; daughter of David Leonard and Dora (Smith) Fey; married Glenn Lowry, June 3, 1960; children: Colin, Peter (deceased). Education: Attended University of Mississippi, 1956–58; Memphis State University, B.A., 1960. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, dancing.
ADDRESSES: Office—Department of English, George Mason University, Robinson A487, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030. Agent—Maxine Groffsky, 2 5th Ave., New York, NY 10011. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER: University of Houston, Houston, TX, former associate professor of fiction writing, beginning 1976; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, associate professor of English; has also worked as an instructor at the University of Montana and University of Alabama, and as an actress. Member of humanities board, Cultural Arts Council of Houston; board of directors, Houston Festival.
MEMBER: International PEN, Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Poets and Writers, Texas Institute of Letters (member of executive board).
AWARDS, HONORS: National Endowment for the Arts fellow, 1979–80; awards from Guggenheim Foundation, Black Warrior Review, Texas Institute of Letters, and Mississippi Institute of Arts