Kali VanBaale

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Kali Jo White VanBaale (born January 20, 1975) is an American novelist who publishes under both her maiden and married name. Her debut novel, The Space Between (as Kali VanBaale), received an American Book Award in 2007, an Independent Publisher's silver medal for general fiction, and the Fred Bonnie Memorial First Novel Award in 2006. Her second novel, The Good Divide (as Kali VanBaale) was released in 2016. Her third novel, 'The Monsters We Make' (as Kali White) released in 2020 from Crooked Lane Books.

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Life

VanBaale grew up in Bloomfield, Iowa on a dairy farm.[ citation needed ] She attended Indian Hills Community College, [1] Upper Iowa University, and Vermont College of Fine Arts where she received her MFA in creative writing.

She has taught creative writing and literature for Drake University and Upper Iowa University. She is a core faculty member of the Lindenwood University MFA in Writing Program. [2]

She lives outside Des Moines with her family. [3]

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References

  1. "Student Spotlight: Kali VanBaale". Indian Hills Community College. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
  2. "About the MFA in Writing". Lindenwood University. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. "Kali White VanBaale". Poets & Writers.
  4. "River City Publishing - Montgomery, Alabama - Books". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-10-22.