Mary Rakow

Mary Rakow
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Education	University of California, Riverside Harvard University Boston College (PhD)
Website
www.maryrakow.com

Mary Rakow is an American novelist.

Life

She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from University of California, Riverside, ^[1] in 1970, ^[2] from Harvard University with a master's degree in Theological Studies, and from Boston College with a Ph.D. in Theology, Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society. Her work has appeared in Works & Conversations. ^[3] She has appeared on Writers on Writing, with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett KUCI-FM. ^[4]

Rakow is a member of PEN Center USA/West, where she has mentored in the PEN Rosenthal Emerging Voices Program. ^[5]

Rakow is a novelist and freelance editor living in San Francisco as an urban hermit in the ancient Catholic Christian tradition.

Awards

• 2002 10 Best Books in the West, L.A. Times, 2002
• 2003 Lannan Literary Fellowship ^[6]
• 2003 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing shortlist ^[7]
• 2010 Whale and Star residency in the studio of Enrique Martínez Celaya

Works

• "Poeta: from The Memory Room". In Posse Review (12).
• Mary Rakow. (28 Feb 2002). The Memory Room . Counterpoint Press. ISBN   978-1-58243-172-7.
• Matthew Biro, Leo A. Harrington, Mary Rakow (2012). Martinez Celaya, Working Methods. Ediciones Poligrafa. ISBN   978-84-343-1316-3.
• Mary Rakow. (15 Dec 2015). This Is Why I Came, a novel. Counterpoint Press. ISBN   978-1-61902-575-2.

Anthology

• Samantha Dunn (2005). Women on the Edge. Toby Press. ISBN   978-1-59264-125-3. ^[8]

Theology

• "Christ's Descent into Hell: Calvin's Interpretation", Religion in Life, 43, (Summer 1974) ^[9]

References

1. "UCR Newsroom: Home".
2. "UCR Fiat Lux: Class Notes". www.fiatlux.ucr.edu. Archived from the original on 2005-12-14.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
4. "Writers on Writing with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett".
5. "PEN Center USA | 2005 Emerging Voices Reception". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
6. "Lannan Foundation - Mary Rakow". Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
7. "William Saroyan International Prize for Writing". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
8. "L.A. Times Article - New Read on L.A." Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
9. Karl Tamburr (2007). The harrowing of hell in medieval England. DS Brewer. ISBN   978-1-84384-117-3.

External links

• Mary Rakow's website
• "Three Questions for Mary Rakow", The Los Angeles Times, Susan Salter Reynolds, June 30, 2002
• Jane Fitch's Book List
• This is Why I Came website