| Michelle Latiolais | |
| Education: | University of California, Irvine (MFA) University of Denver (MA) |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Workplaces: | University of California, Irvine |
| Influences: | John Edward Williams |
Michelle Latiolais (born 1956) is an American author and academic known for the novels She,[1] A Proper Knowledge, and Even Now, which received the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Commonwealth Club of California. She is a professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, where she co-directs the Programs in Writing.
Latiolais was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1956.[2] She received a Master in Fine Arts in fiction and poetry from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of Arts from the University of Denver, where she was taught by novelist John Edward Williams.[3] She later wrote the introduction to the New York Review Books Classic edition of Williams' novel Butcher's Crossing.[4]
She lives in Los Angeles.[5]