Alice McDermott

Alice McDermott (born June 27, 1953) is an American writer and university professor. For her 1998 novel Charming Billy she won an American Book Award and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. She was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.

Alice McDermott
Born (1953-06-27) June 27, 1953
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, essayist
EducationState University of New York, Oswego (BA)
University of New Hampshire (MA)
GenreLiterary fiction
Website
www.alice-mcdermott.com

McDermott is Johns Hopkins University's Richard A. Macksey Professor of the Humanities.

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