Debra Spark | |
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| Born | 1962 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Genres | novel, short story, essay |
| Notable awards | John C. Zacharis First Book Award |
Debra Spark (born 1962) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and editor. She teaches at Colby College [1] and at Warren Wilson College. [2]
Debra Spark was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1962. She graduated from Yale University. Her work has appeared in AGNI, [3] Esquire, Narrative, [4] Ploughshares, [5] The New York Times, Food and Wine, Yankee, Down East, The Washington Post, Maine Home + Design and The San Francisco Chronicle.
She lives with her husband and son in North Yarmouth, Maine.
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