Wendy Call

Author's Bio

Wendy Call is a writer, editor, teacher, and translator based in Seattle and Miami. In 2010 she served as Writer in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society, Harborview Medical Center, Hedgebrook, New College of Florida and Penland School of Crafts.

Publications and Prizes

Books:

No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (University of Nebraska Press, 2011)

Anthologies:

Writers and Their Notebooks (University of South Carolina Press, 2010), Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide (Penguin/Plume, 2007), Shock and Awe: War on Words (New Pacific Press, 2004), Tropical Rainforests (Scholarly Resources, Inc., 2001)

Journals:

Blue Mesa Review, Chain, Colorlines, Cultural Survival Quarterly, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments, Texas Observer, Yes! Magazine

Prizes:

Fellowship, Institute for Current World Affairs, 2000-2002; Scholar, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 2002; Hunger for Justice Journalism Award, 2003; Seattle CityArist, 2006 and 2010; Individual Artist Award from 4Culture, 2007 and 2009; Society for Professional Journalists Award, 2009; Innovative Teaching Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 2009; Fellowship, American Antiquarian Society, 2010

Wendy Call Resume

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Listing last updated: December 17, 2010

More Information

Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Adults, Hospital patients, Teachers

Fluent in:

English, Spanish

Born in:

Pensacola, FL

Raised in:

military bases in a half-dozen US states

Reviews, Recordings, and Interviews