Lisa Taddeo

Lisa Taddeo
Residence Boston, Massachusetts
Education Boston University MFA
Alma mater Rutgers University BA
Notable awards Pushcart Prize 2017, 2019
Website
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Lisa Taddeo is an American writer and journalist. She won a 2017 Pushcart Prize for her short story 42, published in the New England Review.[1][2][3] Suburban Weekend, published in Granta won a 2019 Pushcart Prize.[4]

Writing

Taddeo's work has appeared in The Best American Political Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies.[5][6] Taddeo was an associate editor at Golf Magazine when David Granger assigned her first piece for Esquire, The Last Days of Heath Ledger,[7] after reading her unpublished novel.[8] In 2015 The Washington Post named her New York Magazine piece, Rachel Uchitel is Not A Madam,[9] one of their top five long reads that stand the test of time.[10] In 2013 she appeared in Esquire Network's 80th Anniversary special.[11] She was awarded the William Holodnok Fiction Prize and the Florence Engel Randall Award in fiction.[12]

She is currently at work on a non-fiction book for Simon and Schuster.[13]

Early life and education

Taddeo completed her MFA in fiction at Boston University.[14] Her mother was born in Italy.[15] Her father died in a car accident.[16] She is married with a child.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Taddeo, Lisa (April 2, 2015). "Forty-Two". New England Review. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NER Selections Included in Pushcart Prize XLI". New England Review. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Lisa Taddeo wins Pushcart Prize | BU Creative Writing". blogs.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Granta on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  5. ↑ BEST AMERICAN POLITICAL WRITING 2009 by Royce Flippin | Kirkus Reviews.
  6. ↑ "David's review of The Best American Sports Writing 2009". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. ↑ Taddeo, Lisa (October 11, 2017). "Heath Ledger Death - Final Days and Death of Heath Ledger". Esquire. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ Arango, Tim (2008-03-06). "Esquire Publishes a Diary That Isn't". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  9. ↑ Taddeo, Lisa (April 12, 2010). "Rachel Uchitel Is Not a Madam". NYMag.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/alyssa.rosenberg?fref=nf&pnref=story. "Opinion | Five long reads that stand the test of time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  11. ↑ Bailey, Fenton; Barbato, Randy (2013-09-23), Esquire 80th Anniversary Special, Julie Marcus, Lisa Taddeo, retrieved 2017-11-05
  12. ↑ "2017 Award Winners | Women's Guild". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  13. ↑ "Simon & Schuster | Jofie Ferrari-Adler". simonandschusterpublishing.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  14. ↑ "Lisa Taddeo". Granta Magazine. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  15. ↑ Taddeo, Lisa (2016-09-30). "My Mother Was a Bright Green Suede Fendi Bag". ELLE. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  16. ↑ Taddeo, Lisa. "Rushing Is Unsafe at Any Speed". The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  17. ↑ "Births". Martha's Vineyard Times. March 11, 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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