Elizabeth Stuckey-French

Elizabeth Stuckey-French is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor.

Early life and education
Stuckey-French was born in Little Rock. She grew up in the town of Lafayette, Indiana.

She graduated from Purdue University and was founding editor of the Sycamore Review. She was a James A. Michener Fellow at the Iowa Writers Workshop; she graduated with an MFA in 1992.

Career
Stucky-French's stories have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, Five Points, Narr ative. She teaches creative writing at Florida State University.

Reception
Richard Russo, in his commentary about the selections in the 2005 O. Henry anthology, called Stuckey-French's "Mudlavia", "the one that burrowed deepest under my skin". He praised the "simplicity of its storytelling; the way its private and public stories play off each other; its fond, gentle humor; the heartbreaking, hard-won wisdom of its narrator."

Personal life
Stuckey-French lived in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband Ned Stuckey-French and her two daughters. Ned died of cancer in June 2019.

Awards

 * 2005 O. Henry Award for the story "Mudlavia", cited by juror Richard Russo
 * 2004–2005 Howard Foundation grant
 * Indiana Arts Foundation grant
 * Florida Arts Foundation grant

Short stories

 * "Junior," The Atlantic, April 1996
 * "Electric Wizard," The Atlantic, June 1998
 * "Mudlavia," The Atlantic, September 2003

Novels

 * Mudlavia, Doubleday
 * The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, Doubleday, 2011
 * Where Wicked Starts, 2014
 * Where Wicked Starts, 2014