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Janet Burroway

(1936) Novelist United States

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Janet Burroway is a novelist from the United States, best known for Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft.

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Born
September 21, 1936
Nationality
United States
Profession
Novelist
Notable works
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

About Janet Burroway

Janet Burroway is an American author. Burroway's published oeuvre includes eight novels, memoirs, short stories, poems, translations, plays, two children's books, and two how-to books about the craft of writing. Her novel The Buzzards was nominated for the 1970 Pulitzer Prize. Raw Silk is her most acclaimed novel thus far. While Burroway's literary fame is due to her novels, the book that has won her the widest readership is Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, first published in 1982. Now in its 10th edition, the book is used as a textbook in writing programs throughout the United States.

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