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American author (born 1951)
Wendy Walker
Wendy Walker. 2024. Photo by Pablo Capra.
Born (1951-01-25) January 25, 1951 (age 73)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University; Teachers College, Columbia University
OccupationWriter
Known forThe Secret Service
Spouse
ChildrenPaul La Farge (stepson)
Websitewendywalker.com

Wendy Walker (born January 25, 1951) is an American writer known for her fiction and cross-genre writings. With her husband, the writer Tom La Farge, she co-founded The Writhing Society in 2009, a salon/class devoted to the exploration and invention of constraints for verbal and visual composition. They also co-founded Proteotypes, the publishing arm of the Proteus Gowanus Gallery from 2009 to 2015.

Early life and education

Walker was born in Manhattan, New York City. She graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in History of Art in 1972, and from Teachers College, Columbia University with a M.A. in Art and Education in 1974.

Books

Novels

Short Stories

Poetry

  • Sexual Stealing (Temporary Culture, 2021)

Art

  • The Camperdown Elm (Spuyten Duyvil, 2017)

Cross-Genre

  • Blue Fire (Proteotypes, 2009)
  • Hysterical Operators (Proteotypes, 2010)
  • My Man and Other Critical Fictions (Temporary Culture, 2011)

References

  1. Adrian Dannatt (1933-07-23). "Off the Shelf: A rose is a man is a rose: Adrian Dannatt on Wendy Walker's The Secret Service". Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. "The Sea-Rabbit, or, The Artist of Life". Kirkus Reviews. 1988-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. "Blue Fire by Wendy Walker". The Endless Bookshelf. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. George Salis (2019-07-28). "The Sea-Rabbit by Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. George Salis (2022-08-07). "The Heart's-Blood of Story: An Unfinished Interview with Tom La Farge". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  6. Corinne Bain (2023-09-13). Radcliffe College Oral History Project: Interview with Wendy Walker. Harvard University.
  7. George Salis (2020-04-26). "Tree People or Sea People: A Rare Interview with Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  8. George Salis (2020-04-12). "The Secret Service by Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. Douglas Messerli (2015-11-04). "Art, Writing, and the Untellable: Douglas Messerli interviews Wendy Walker". 3:AM Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

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