Wendy J. Fox

Wendy J. Fox
Born1979
Tonasket, Washington
EducationWestern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
OccupationWriter
Websitewendyjfox.com

Wendy J. Fox (born 1979) is an American author born in Washington. She is most known as a writer of fiction and has thrice been a finalist for the Colorado Book Awards. In 2015, she was nominated for her collection "The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories" and in 2020, she was a finalist in literary fiction for "If the Ice Had Held."[1] In 2022, she won for "What If We Were Somewhere Else", a collection of short stories.[2]

Fox has published short stories in ZYZZYVA, Tampa Review, The Pinch, and Washington Square Review, among others. She has also written for popular magazine outlets like Self,[3] Business Insider,[4] and The Rumpus.[5] She was included in 2006's Tales from the Expat Harem, an anthology of female writers based on the experiences of living in Turkey.[6]

She also writes about the intersection of feminism and the workplace for Ms. Magazine[7]

  1. ^ "COLORADO BOOK AWARDS". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Simpson, Kevin. "2022 Colorado Book Award winners announced, including 5 (and counting) featured in SunLit". Colorado Sun. The Colorado Sun. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Fox, Wendy. "14 Books for Your New Year's Resolution to Read More". Self. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Fox, Wendy. "How I Quit My Job to be a Freelancer". Business Insider. Insider, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Fox, Wendy. "SUBTLE CONNECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH GREGORY SPATZ". The Rumpus. Rumpus. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Tales from the expat harem : foreign women in modern Turkey. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press. 2006. ISBN 1580051553. Retrieved November 5, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Fox, Wendy. "Author: Wendy J. Fox". Ms. Magazine. Feminist Majority Foundation. Retrieved October 26, 2023.