Carol Anshaw

Carol Anshaw
Born March 22, 1946
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Occupation Novelist and short story writer, painter
Language English
Nationality American
Education Vermont College of Fine Arts
Alma mater Michigan State University
Notable awards National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, NEA Grant, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, Carl Sandburg Award, Ferro-Grumley Award, Society of Midland Authors Award.
Spouse Jessie Ewing

Carol Anshaw (born March 1946 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her books include Lucky in the Corner, Seven Moves, Aquamarine,[1] and Carry the One.

Her stories have been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories in 1994, 1998, and 2012. She acquired her MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts (1992). She has won a National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, an NEA Grant, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, a Carl Sandburg Award, a Ferro-Grumley Award and Society of Midland Authors Award.

She is also a painter. "Walking Through Leaves," her painted biography of the novelist and poet, Vita Sackville-West was up in November 2013 at Rockford University, Rockford, IL.

Personal life

When Anshaw was growing up, her family lived in Michigan and Florida. In 1968 she moved to Chicago, marrying Charles J. White III in 1969 (divorced in 1985). Since 1996 Anshaw has been partners with the documentary-maker, Jessie Ewing. They were married on May 25, 2014.[2] The two divide their time between Chicago and Amsterdam.

Published works

  • Aquamarine (1992)
  • Seven Moves (1996)
  • Lucky in the Corner (2002)
  • Carry the One (2012)
  • Right After the Weather (forthcoming 2019)

References

  1. ↑ One Woman - Three Lives. Chicago Tribune; Feb 2, 1992
  2. ↑ "Carol Anshaw & Jessie Ewing ". Chicago Gay History. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
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