Tatjana Soli
Tatjana Soli is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her first novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, was a New York Times Bestseller, and a New York Times 2010 Notable Book. Her second novel, The Forgetting Tree (2012) was a New York Times Notable Book. Soli's third novel, The Last Good Paradise, was among The Millions "Most Anticipated" Books of 2015. Her fourth novel will be published by Sarah Crichton Books in 2017. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times Book Review.
Career
Soli graduated from Stanford University, and later the Warren Wilson College with an MFA.[1][2] She received scholarships to the Sewanee Writers' Conference and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Her work has appeared in Zyzzyva, Boulevard, Five Chapters, The Normal School, The Sun,[3] StoryQuarterly,[4] Confrontation,[5] Gulf Coast, Other Voices, Inkwell Journal,[6] Nimrod,[7] Third Coast, Carolina Quarterly, Sonora Review,[8] North Dakota Quarterly,[9] Washington Square Review,[10] and Web del Sol.[11]
Personal life
She lives on the Monterey Peninsula, California.[12]
Awards
- 2012 New York Times Notable Book for The Forgetting Tree
- Winner of the 2010 James Tait Black Award for fiction[13] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2011 American Library Association Notable Book[14] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2010 Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award for First Fiction[15] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2010 New York Times Notable Book[16] for The Lotus Eaters
- 2006 Finalist, Bellwether Prize
- 2003 Dana Award for The Lotus Eaters
- 2002 William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Prize
Works
- Conflagrations: A Collection of Short Stories. Warren Wilson College. 2006. (thesis)
- The Lotus Eaters. New York: St. Martin's Press. Warren Wilson College. 2010. ISBN 978-0-312-61157-6.
- The Forgetting Tree. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-250-00104-7.
- The Last Good Paradise. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2015. ISBN 978-1-250-04396-2.
Anthology
- M Marie Hayes, ed. (2003). StoryQuarterly. 39. Storyquarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0-9722444-1-1.
References
- ↑ "Warren Wilson College Library-New Books, April 2006". Warren-wilson.edu. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "1000 Black Lines: Warren Wilson MFA faculty Public Readings". 1000blacklines.blogspot.com. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Tatjana Soli. "The Sweet And The Salt". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ StoryQuarterly – Google Books. Google Books. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "In This Issue" (PDF). Google. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ Nimrod – University of Tulsa – Google Books. Google Books. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Sonora review – Google Books. Google Books. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ The North Dakota quarterly – University of North Dakota – Google Books. Google Books. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Washington Square Review". Retrieved September 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Other Voices". Webdelsol.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "bio". Tatjanasoli.com. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Dazzling tale of Ms Saigon takes top award". The Scotsman. UK. 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "2011 List". ALA. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "100 Notable Books of 2010," New York Times, November 24, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.