Miriam Karmel

Miriam Karmel
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (history)
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (American labor history)
Period21st century
GenreNovel, Short story
Notable worksBeing Esther (2013), Subtle Variations and Other Stories (2017)
Notable awardsMinnesota Monthly's 2002 Tamarack Award, Kate Braverman Short Story Prize, Arthur Edelstein Prize for Short Fiction

Miriam Karmel is an American writer. Her first novel, Being Esther (2013), is one of only a few involving characters in their eighties.[1]

Karmel's writing has appeared in numerous publications including Bellevue Literary Review, The Talking Stick, Pearl, Dust & Fire, Passager Books, Jewish Women's Literary Annual, and Water~Stone Review. She is the recipient of Minnesota Monthly's 2002 Tamarack Award, the Kate Braverman Short Story Prize, and the Arthur Edelstein Prize for Short Fiction. Her story Subtle Variations was anthologized in Milkweed Editions' Fiction on a Stick.[2][3]

  1. ^ Goetzman, Amy (April 10, 2017). "Miriam Karmel writes a portrait of an old woman as a person: In Telling Esther's story, Karmel creates a nuanced, compelling, humorous and heartbreaking portrait of aging". MinnPost. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Grossmann, Mary Ann (January 23, 2017). "Minneapolis author Miriam Karmel wins 'First Fiction' award". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miriam Karmel | Jewish Book Council".