Allison Glock

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Allison Glock
Born West Virginia, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education Indiana University
Syracuse University (MA)
Genre Non-fiction
Notable awards Whiting Award (2004)

Allison Glock (born in West Virginia) [1] is an American non-fiction writer. [2]

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Life

She graduated from Indiana University, and from Syracuse University with an MA.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, [3] The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, [4] GQ, Maxim, [5] Men's Journal, The New Yorker, Food & Wine, Elle, Garden & Gun, Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Rolling Stone.

She is a Senior Staff Writer for ESPN. [6]

She was covered by The Guardian and other outlets for marrying a trans man. [7] [8]

She wrote a novel named Changers. [9]

Awards

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