Lazarre Simckes
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Prizes Won:
* Yale Drama Series Competition (2006-07), "Open Rehearsal," first runner-up (Judge: Edward Albee)
* Massachusetts Cultural Council Roster of Artists (1999-2009)
* Fulbright Scholar & Writer-in-Residence, University of Haifa, Israel (1995-96)
* National Jewish Book Award, translation of Becoming Gershona from Hebrew (1991)
* The Ingram Merrill Foundation (1989)
* The Massachusetts Council for the Arts Award(1988)
* Fannie Hurst Fellow, Brandeis University (1983)
* National Endowment for the Arts Literature Award for original screenplay "The Human Windmill" about boxer Harry Greb(1979)
* Littauer Foundation Playwriting Grant (1970-71)
* Prize Story, American Literary Anthology, "Shmatte, or Father Abraham" (1970)
* National Endowment for the Arts Pilot Grant (1967-68)
* Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Founding Member (1966-68)
* Jewish Theological Seminary Writing Grant (1964-65)
* Wallace Stegner Writing Fellow, Stanford University (1959-60)
Private E-mail:
lssimckes@gmail.com
With whom do you prefer to work?:
Any
In which languages are you fluent?:
Hebrew
How do you want to identify yourself?:
Jewish
Born in (Country):
United States
Born in (City):
Saratoga Springs
Raised in (Country):
United States
Raised in (City):
Boston
Raised in (State):
Massachusetts
First Name:
Lazarre
Photo of the Author:
DSCF2195.JPG
Last Name:
Simckes
Yes
Are you interested in giving readings?:
Yes
Are you willing to travel to give readings?:
Yes
Listed as:
Fiction Writer
Application Accepted:
Application Accepted
Phone:
203-562-4751
E-mail:
137 Canner Street
New Haven,
CT
06511
137 Canner Street
New Haven,
CT
06511