Carol Anshaw

Carol Anshaw (born March 1946 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her books include Lucky in the Corner, Seven Moves, Aquamarine,[1] and Carry the One. Her novel, Right after the Weather, was published on October 1, 2019.

Carol Anshaw
Born	(1946-03-22) March 22, 1946 Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Occupation	Novelist and short story writer, painter
Language	English
Education	Vermont College of Fine Arts
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Notable works	Right after the Weather, Carry the One, Lucky in the Corner, Seven Moves, Aquamarine
Notable awards	National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, Carl Sandburg Award, Ferro-Grumley Award, Society of Midland Authors Award.
Spouse	Jessie Ewing

Her stories have been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories in 1994, 1998, and 2012. She acquired her MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts (1992). She has won a National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, an NEA Grant, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, a Carl Sandburg Award, a Ferro-Grumley Award and Society of Midland Authors Award.

She is also a painter. "Walking Through Leaves," her painted biography of the novelist and poet, Vita Sackville-West was up in November 2013 at Rockford University, Rockford, IL.

Personal life

When Anshaw was growing up, her family lived in Michigan and Florida. In 1968 she moved to Chicago, marrying Charles J. White III in 1969 (they divorced in 1985). Since 1996 Anshaw has been partners with the documentary-maker, Jessie Ewing. They were married on May 25, 2014,[2] and divide their time between Chicago and Amsterdam.

Published works

• Aquamarine (1992)
• Seven Moves (1996)
• Lucky in the Corner (2002)
• Carry the One (2012)
• Right After the Weather (2019)

References

1. "One Woman - Three Lives", Chicago Tribune, February 2, 1992.
2. "Carol Anshaw & Jessie Ewing". Chicago Gay History. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

External links

• Anshaw's blog
• "Carol Anshaw". The Parlor Reading Series
• "Carol Anshaw & Jessie Ewing", Chicago Gay History
• Susan Straight, Boston Globe Review of Carry the One, Boston Globe, March 11, 2012.
• Sylvia Brownrigg, "A Wedding and a Funeral" (review of Carry the One), The New York Times, March 23, 2012
• Michiko Kakutani, "One Death That Haunts Many Lives" (review of Carry the One), New York Times Book Review, March 12, 2012.