Wendy Walker Explained
Wendy Walker (born January 25, 1951) is an American writer known for her fiction and cross-genre writings. With her husband, the writer Tom La Farge, she co-founded The Writhing Society in 2009, a salon/class devoted to the exploration and invention of constraints for verbal and visual composition. They also co-founded Proteotypes, the publishing arm of the Proteus Gowanus Gallery from 2009 to 2015.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Early life and education
Walker was born in Manhattan, New York City. She graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in History of Art in 1972, and from Teachers College, Columbia University with a M.A. in Art and Education in 1974.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Books
Novels
- The Secret Service (Sun & Moon Press, 1992; reprinted by Tough Poets, 2021)
Short Stories
- The Sea-Rabbit: Or, the Artist of Life (Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1988)
- Stories Out of Omarie (Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1995; reprinted by Green Integer, 2024)
- Knots (Aqueduct Press, 2006)
Poetry
- Sexual Stealing (Temporary Culture, 2021)
Art
- The Camperdown Elm (Spuyten Duyvil, 2017)
Cross-Genre
- Blue Fire (Proteotypes, 2009)
- Hysterical Operators (Proteotypes, 2010)
- My Man and Other Critical Fictions (Temporary Culture, 2011)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Independent. 1933-07-23. Off the Shelf: A rose is a man is a rose: Adrian Dannatt on Wendy Walker's The Secret Service. Adrian Dannatt. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: Kirkus Reviews. 1988-09-15. The Sea-Rabbit, or, The Artist of Life. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: The Endless Bookshelf. 2009-10-28. Blue Fire by Wendy Walker. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: The Collidescope. 2019-07-28. The Sea-Rabbit by Wendy Walker. George Salis. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: The Collidescope. 2022-08-07. The Heart’s-Blood of Story: An Unfinished Interview with Tom La Farge. George Salis. 2024-04-02.
- Book: Harvard University. 2023-09-13. Radcliffe College Oral History Project: Interview with Wendy Walker. Corinne Bain.
- Web site: The Collidescope. 2020-04-26. Tree People or Sea People: A Rare Interview with Wendy Walker. George Salis. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: The Collidescope. 2020-04-12. The Secret Service by Wendy Walker. George Salis. 2024-04-02.
- Web site: 3:AM Magazine. 2015-11-04. Art, Writing, and the Untellable: Douglas Messerli interviews Wendy Walker. Douglas Messerli. 2024-04-04.
