Monica Ferrell

Monica Ferrell
BornShana Monica Ferrell
(1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 49)
New Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University
Columbia University School of the Arts (MFA)
GenreFiction
SpouseMichael Dumanis

Shana Monica Ferrell (born November 8, 1975) is an American poet and fiction writer.[1] In 2007, she was awarded the Kathryn A. Morton Prize for her debut book of poems, Beasts for the Chase.[2][3] Her novel, The Answer Is Always Yes, was published by Random House in 2008.[4][5][6] Her third book, a poetry collection entitled You Darling Thing, was published by Four Way Books in 2018 and was named a New & Noteworthy selection by The New York Times.[7][8][9][10] It became a finalist for the Believer Book Award in Poetry[11] and for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.[12]

  1. ^ "Monica Ferrell". Poetry Foundation. May 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Beasts for the Chase, Monica Ferrell". Publishers Weekly.
  3. ^ "Beasts for the Chase, Monica Ferrell". thefreelibrary.com.
  4. ^ "The Answer Is Always Yes". The New Yorker. 26 May 2008.
  5. ^ "The Answer Is Always Yes, Monica Ferrell". Publishers Weekly.
  6. ^ "The Answer Is Always Yes, Monica Ferrell". kirkusreviews.com.
  7. ^ "New & Noteworthy » Monica Ferrell". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "You Darling Thing, Monica Ferrell". libraryjournal.com.
  9. ^ "On You Darling Thing by Monica Ferrell". kenyonreview.org.
  10. ^ "You Darling Thing, Monica Ferrell". Publishers Weekly.
  11. ^ "The 2018 Believer Book Award for Poetry Goes to Catherine Barnett by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation. May 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "2020 Kingsley & Kate Tufts Finalist Monica Ferrell". Tufts Poetry Awards.