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N. West Moss

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Nanette West Moss,[citation needed] is an American author. She is also known as N. West Moss.

Moss is the author of two books: a collection of short stories, The Subway Stops at Bryant Park Way;[1][2][3] and a memoir, Flesh & Blood, Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir.[4][5][6] Her work has appeared in The New York Times,[7] McSweeney's,[8] The Saturday Evening Post,[9] Salon,[10] Brevity,[11] The Blotter,[12] and other publications.[13][14]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of WQXR radio personality Lloyd Moss.[15] She was born and raised in New York and lives in New Jersey.[citation needed]

Recognition

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Moss won The Saturday Evening Post's Great American Fiction Contest,[16] the Diana Woods Memorial Prize for Creative Nonfiction,[17] and three Faulkner-Wisdom gold medals for essay, short story, and memoir[18]

Works

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  • The Subway Stops at Bryant Park. Leapfrog Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1935248910.
  • Flesh & Blood: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir. New York, NY: Algonquin Books. 2021. ISBN 978-1643750705.

References

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  1. ^ Moss 2017.
  2. ^ Brock, Chris (2017-07-30). "Acclaimed author makes local stop with collection of stories from Bryant Park". NNY360. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ^ Witt, Martha (2017-07-31). "A Review of The Subway Stops at Bryant Park by N. West Moss". The Literary Review.
  4. ^ Moss 2021.
  5. ^ Febos, Melissa (2021-11-05). "Memoirs of Womanhood by Emily Ratajkowski, Toufah Jallow and N. West Moss". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  6. ^ Winik, Marion. "Review: 'Smile,' by Sarah Ruhl, and 'Flesh & Blood,' by N. West Moss'". Star Tribune.
  7. ^ Moss, N. West (2008-10-20). "A Planet of Pain, Where No Words Are Quite Right". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. ^ Moss, N. West. "Things to Discuss With My Doctor Before the Hysterectomy". McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  9. ^ Moss, N. West (2022-08-22). "The Era of Zonker". The Saturday Evening Post. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  10. ^ "N. West Moss's Articles at Salon.com". www.salon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  11. ^ "writers and bravery". BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  12. ^ "The Blotter". www.blotterrag.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  13. ^ Moss, N. West (2014-12-29). "Omeer's Mangoes". The Saturday Evening Post. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  14. ^ "Nostalgia for the Misremembered by N. West Moss". TIMBER A Journal of New Writing. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  15. ^ "Lloyd Moss, 86, WQXR Host and Author (Published 2013)". 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  16. ^ "N. West Moss Archives". The Saturday Evening Post. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  17. ^ Waldie, D. J. "DWM Winners & Finalists - Winter/Spring 2015". Lunch Ticket. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  18. ^ "N. West Moss' Literary Trifecta". Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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