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BiographyKass Fleisher did her undergraduate work at Dickinson College, her M.A. at University of North Dakota, and her Ph.D. at Binghamton University (SUNY). She is the author of four books: Talking Out of School: Memoir of an Educated Woman (Dalkey Archive Press, forthcoming); the creative nonfiction work, The Bear River Massacre and the Making of History (SUNY, 2004); and two books of innovative prose, The Adventurous (Factory School, 2006) and Accidental Species: A Reproduction (Chax, 2005). Her work has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The Iowa Review, Bombay Gin, Postmodern Culture, and Z Magazine, and her fiction has been awarded prizes by The Dickinson Review and Plainswoman. Her screenplays (coauthored with Joe Amato) have advanced to the semifinal rounds of the Nicholl competition (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Chesterfield competition (Paramount Pictures), and placed in the second round at the Austin Film Festival. Fleisher has recently completed a novel, Dead Woman Hollow, and is at work on another, This Land So Fateful. She teaches creative writing and women’s literature. | |
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