Sandra Novack (born 1972) is an American writer of a novel and short stories. Her debut novel, Precious, was a Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2009.Booklist top 10 first novels of 2009 Book List Online
Early life and education Novack was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1972, to Joanne Novack, a court systems operator at Lehigh County Courthouse, and Joseph Novack, a millwright at Bethlehem Steel.
She earned an MA in literature from the University of Cincinnati in 1999. In 2003, she received her Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Vermont.Siegel, S. Valley native returns to roots for novel The Morning Call, March 15, 2009
Career Novack's short stories have been published in The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, Gulf Coast, Descant, and Chattahoochee Review.
Stephen King named Novack's story "Memphis" a "Distinguished Story" in The Best American Short Stories, published in 2007.Kinchen, D. Debut novel 'Precious' explores complex issues of marriage, children, friends and neighbors The Huntington News, March 15, 2009 She has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize, and her nonfiction work "Hunk" was nominated as a runner-up for the 2006 Iowa Review Award, and she is a recipient of the 2010-2011 Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship and 2011 Illinois Arts Council grant.
Her short story collection, Everyone But You, was published by Random House in 2011.Catalog randomhouse.com Her work has been translated into Dutch.Novack, S. 2009. De Terugkeer (Trans. J. Dekker), Boekerij
Personal life Novack lives in Oak Park, Illinois.
Works Novels Precious (2009)
Short stories Everyone But You (2011)
References
External links Official website Random House profile Curled Up With a Good Book interview, 2009