| Olympia Vernon | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1973-05-22) May 22, 1973 (age 51) 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.
Biography
Vernon was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and grew up in Mount Hermon, Louisiana, and Osyka, Mississippi. The family had seven children. Her father, Fletcher Williams, Jr., graduated from the University of Mississippi. Vernon attended South Pike High School in Magnolia, Mississippi. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) in 1999. She also earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in 2002. She was appointed writer-in-residence at SLU in 2004.
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. In 2007, she won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for A Killing In This Town.
Bibliography
- Eden (2002)
- Logic (2004)
- A Killing In This Town (2006)
References
- ^ Langley, Greg. Olympia Vernon is winner of inaugural Gaines Award. 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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