Morris, Mary

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MORRIS, Mary

MORRIS, Mary. American, b. 1947. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, Travel/Exploration. Career: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, lecturer in creative writing, 1981-87, 1991-93; New York University, New York City, lecturer in creative writing, 1989; Sarah Lawrence College, 1994-; writer. Writer-in-residence at the University of California-Irvine, 1987, and American University, 1988. Publications: Vanishing Animals and Other Stories, 1979; Crossroads (novel), 1983; The Bus of Dreams and Other Stories, 1985; Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone, 1988; The Waiting Room (novel), 1989; Wall-to-Wall: From Beijing to Berlin by Rail (travel memoir), 1991; A Mother's Love (novel), 1993; House Arrest, 1996; The Lifeguard Stories, 1997; Angel & Aliens (travel memoir), 1998; Acts of God (novel), 2000. Address: c/o Ellen Levine, Trident Media Group, 41 Madison Ave, #36, New York, NY 10010-2257, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]