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Willa Elizabeth Schmidt [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Madison, WI
Wisconsin US
Email: 
wschmidt@library.wisc.edu
Bio: 

ESL Tutor with Madison, WI Literacy Network Ph.D. in German Literature UW-Madison Academic Reference Litrarian

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
German
Spanish
Favorite authors: 
Alice Munro, Claire Keegan
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Prizes won: 

Writers Workshop of Asheville, NC 12th Annual Memoirs Competition, 2004--1st Prize Wisconsin Academy Review Short Story contest, 2004--2d Prize Kalliope Journal Inaugural Short Fiction Contest, 1st Prize Iron Horse Literary Review Trifecta Essay Contest, 1st Prize, 2017

Education: 
University of Wisconsin, Madison
What I'm reading now: 
The Flames by Sophie Haydock
Isabel Allende by La casa de los espiritus
Identifies as: 
German American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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