Elizabeth Gaffney (born December 22, 1966, in New York City) is an American novelist.
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| Born | December 22, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Brooklyn College (MFA) |
| Notable works | Metropolis, When the World Was Young |
| Notable awards | The Lawrence Prize for Fiction |
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Education
editShe graduated from Vassar College and holds an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College.[1]
Career
editGaffney is the author of two novels published by Random House. Metropolis[2] was published in 2005.[3] When the World Was Young was published in 2015.[4]
Gaffney has published short stories in literary magazines including Virginia Quarterly Review, North American Review, Conjunctions and Michigan Quarterly Review.[5]
Gaffney has translated four books from German: The Arbogast Case by Thomas Hettche, The Pollen Room by Zoë Jenny, Invisible Woman: Growing up Black in Germany, by Ika Hügel-Marshall and You Can't See the Elephants by Susan Kreller.
Awards and honors
editShe won the 2019 Lawrence Prize for Fiction.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Gaffney, Elizabeth (January 23, 2023). "Creative Writing, M.F.A". Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ↑ Gaffney, Elizabeth. "Metroplis". elizabethgaffney.net. Random House. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ↑ "Metropolis". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "When the World Was Young". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Elizabeth Gaffney". MacDowell. Retrieved 7 June 2021.