Alice McDermott

Alice McDermott
Born (1953-06-27) June 27, 1953 (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, essayist
EducationState University of New York, Oswego (BA)
University of New Hampshire (MA)
GenreLiterary fiction
Website
www.alice-mcdermott.com

Alice McDermott (born June 27, 1953) is an American writer and university professor. For her 1998 novel Charming Billy she won an American Book Award[1] and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.[2] She was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.[3]

McDermott is Johns Hopkins University's Richard A. Macksey Professor of the Humanities.

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  3. ^ "James McBride, Alice McDermott among authors on PEN/Faulkner award longlist". AP News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-08.