Gayle Brandeis
Gayle Brandeis is an American writer, winner of the 2002 Bellwether award for her first published novel, The Book of Dead Birds
The Bellwether Prize is given for a first novel that contributes to a literature of social change. The Book of Dead Birds intertwines themes of environmental and cultural impact in an expansive narrative that extends from rural Korea to the Salton Sea of southern California.
Brandeis had since published the novels Self Storage, My Life with the Lincolns (a young adult novel) and Delta Girls. as well asFruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write and Dictionary Poems.[1]
Brandeis, of Riverside, California, holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, and has been involved with community programs for many years, as a volunteer and through her writing.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.gaylebrandeis.com/ Official website]
- ^ The Bellwether Prize 2002 Press releae
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