Wendy J. Fox

Wendy J. Fox
Born	1979 Tonasket, Washington
Education	Western Washington University Eastern Washington University
Occupation	Writer
Website	wendyjfox.com

Wendy J. Fox (born 1979) is an American author born in Washington. She is most known as a writer of fiction and has thrice been a finalist for the Colorado Book Awards. In 2015, she was nominated for her collection "The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories" and in 2020, she was a finalist in literary fiction for "If the Ice Had Held."[1] In 2022, she won for "What If We Were Somewhere Else", a collection of short stories.[2]

Fox has published short stories in ZYZZYVA, Tampa Review, The Pinch, and Washington Square Review, among others. She has also written for popular magazine outlets like Self,[3] Business Insider,[4] and The Rumpus.[5] She was included in 2006's Tales from the Expat Harem, an anthology of female writers based on the experiences of living in Turkey.[6]

She also writes about the intersection of feminism and the workplace for Ms. Magazine[7]

Early life and education

Fox was born and raised in rural eastern Washington state. She attended Tonasket High School and Wenatchee Valley College. She matriculated from Western Washington University and went on to Eastern Washington University, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts.

Career

Until 2019, Fox worked as a marketer for a technology company, and had worked in information technology sector since 2006.[8][9] She has been outspoken about the need for artists to have a "day job."[10]

Awards and recognition

• Press 53’s inaugural short-fiction competition for her collection "The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories."[11]
• "The Pull of It", a novel named a top read by Displaced Nation.[12]
• SFWP's Grand Prize for "If the Ice Had Held"[13]

Bibliography

• The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories (2014) Press 53
• The Pull of It (2016) Underground Voices
• If the Ice Had Held (2019) Santa Fe Writers Project
• What If We Were Somewhere Else (2021) Santa Fe Writers Project

References

1. "COLORADO BOOK AWARDS". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
2. Simpson, Kevin. "2022 Colorado Book Award winners announced, including 5 (and counting) featured in SunLit". Colorado Sun. The Colorado Sun. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
3. Fox, Wendy. "14 Books for Your New Year's Resolution to Read More". Self. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
4. Fox, Wendy. "How I Quit My Job to be a Freelancer". Business Insider. Insider, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
5. Fox, Wendy. "SUBTLE CONNECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH GREGORY SPATZ". The Rumpus. Rumpus. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
6. Tales from the expat harem : foreign women in modern Turkey. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press. 2006. ISBN 1580051553. Retrieved November 5, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
7. Fox, Wendy. "Author: Wendy J. Fox". Ms. Magazine. Feminist Majority Foundation. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
8. "Selling Your Secret Life: MFA Lessons for the Entry-Level Job Search". Retrieved November 5, 2015.
9. "The Quivering Pen". David Abrams. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
10. Jenson, Torin. "LIGHTHOUSE AT AWP". Lighthouse Writers Blog. Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
11. Lamberson, Carolyn. "Tonasket's Fox earns award for short fiction". Spokesman Review. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
12. Awanohara, ML. "Top 60 books for, by & about expats and other global creatives in 2016". The Displaced Nation. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
13. Prince, Monica. "Grand prize winner Wendy J. Fox on being compelled to write but constrained by time". SFWP. Santa Fe Writers Project. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

External links

• Official website