Michael Sledge | |
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Born | March 15, 1972 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | fiction, memoir |
Notable works | The More I Owe You |
Michael Sledge (n. Houston, March 15, 1972) is an American writer. [1] His 2010 debut novel The More I Owe You, about the relationship between Elizabeth Bishop and Lota de Macedo Soares, [2] won the Ferro-Grumley Award in 2011 [3] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category at the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards. [4]
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