Tatjana Soli
Tatjana Soli is an American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, was a New York Times Bestseller, and a New York Times 2010 Notable Book. Her second novel, The Forgetting Tree (2012) was a New York Times Notable Book. In 2015, Soli's novel The Last Good Paradise will be published by St. Martin's Press.Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times Book Review.
Career
Soli graduated from Stanford University, and later the Warren Wilson College with an MFA.[1][2] She received scholarships to the Sewanee Writers' Conference and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.
Her work has appeared in Zyzzyva, Boulevard, Five Chapters, The Normal School, The Sun,[3] StoryQuarterly,[4] Confrontation,[5] Gulf Coast, Other Voices, Inkwell Journal,[6] Nimrod,[7] Third Coast, Carolina Quarterly, Sonora Review,[8] North Dakota Quarterly,[9] Washington Square Review,[10] and Web del Sol.[11]
Personal life
She is married and lives in Orange County, California.[12]
Awards
- 2012 New York Times Notable Book for The Forgetting Tree
- Winner of the 2010 James Tait Black Award for fiction[13] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2011 American Library Association Notable Book[14] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2010 Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award for First Fiction[15] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2010 New York Times Notable Book[16] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2006 Finalist, Bellwether Prize
- 2003 Dana Award for The Lotus Eaters
- 2002 William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Prize
Works
- Conflagrations: A Collection of Short Stories. Warren Wilson College. 2006. (thesis)
- The Lotus Eaters. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-312-61157-6.
- The Forgetting Tree. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-250-00104-7.
Anthology
- M Marie Hayes, ed. (2003). StoryQuarterly. Vol. 39. Storyquarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0-9722444-1-1.
References
- ^ "Warren Wilson College Library-New Books, April 2006". Warren-wilson.edu. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "1000 Black Lines: Warren Wilson MFA faculty Public Readings". 1000blacklines.blogspot.com. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Tatjana Soli. "The Sweet And The Salt". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ StoryQuarterly – Google Books. Google Books. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "In This Issue" (PDF). Google. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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- ^ Nimrod – University of Tulsa – Google Books. Google Books. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Sonora review – Google Books. Google Books. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ The North Dakota quarterly – University of North Dakota – Google Books. Google Books. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Washington Square Review". Retrieved September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Other Voices". Webdelsol.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "bio". Tatjanasoli.com. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Dazzling tale of Ms Saigon takes top award". The Scotsman. UK. 20 August 2011.
- ^ "2011 List". ALA. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2010," New York Times, November 24, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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