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Mary Clearman Blew

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Mary Clearman Blew (born 1939) is an American non fiction writer.

Life

She was born in 1939, December 10th.[1]

She was born and raised in Montana in Lewiston.[2]

She attended the University of Montana.[2]

Career

She is a professor of creative writing at the University of Idaho and Pacific Lutheran University.[3]

She has received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award and the Western Heritage Award.[3]

Bibliography

Some of her books are:

  • All But the Waltz: A Memoir of Five Generations in the Life of a Montana Family (Viking, 1991)[4][5][6]
  • This Is Not the Ivy League: A Memoir[7][8][9][10][11]
  • Balsamroot: A Memoir
  • Jackalope Dreams
  • Bone Deep in Landscape: Writing, Reading, and Place

References

  1. ^ "Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest". washington.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "Don't tell her she can't: a profile of author Mary Clearman Blew — High Country News". hcn.org. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. ^ a b "Mary Clearman Blew - Los Angeles Review of Books". lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. ^ Toth, Susan Allen (8 December 1991). "Grandpa Was a Cowboy". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "ALL BUT THE WALTZ Essays on a Montana Family by Mary Clearman Blew". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 1991. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: All But the Waltz: 2a Memoir of Five Generations in the Life of a Montana Family by Mary Clearman Blew". Publishers Weekly. September 2, 1991. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ Thomas, Louisa (2011-09-02). "This Is Not the Ivy League — By Mary Clearman Blew — Book Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  8. ^ Leach, Diane (18 September 2011). "'This Is Not the Ivy League' Is an Unsparing Yet Magnificent Memoir". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ^ "THIS IS NOT THE IVY LEAGUE by Mary Clearman Blew | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. July 20, 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. ^ Welch, Lois M. (30 June 2012). "This Is Not the Ivy League: A Memoir (review)". Western American Literature. 47 (1): 91–92. doi:10.1353/wal.2012.0034. ISSN 1948-7142. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ Golden, Serena (October 19, 2011). "'This Is Not the Ivy League'". Insider Higher Ed. Retrieved 29 June 2017.