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Background and Education
Carrie Brown was born on May 25th, 1959 in Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Brown University in 1981 and her M.F.A. from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow, in 1998. She has taught at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and served as the Margaret Banister Writer-in-Residence at Sweet Briar College. Currently, she is the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Hollins University. She lives with her husband, the novelist John Gregory Brown, in Sweet Briar, Virginia.

Work
Brown is the author of five novels and a collection of short stories. Her sixth novel, The Last First Day, will be published by Pantheon Books in September 2013.

Brown's first novel, Rose's Garden (Algonquin 1998) won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. The New York Times Book Review deemed it "A magical first novel...both luminous and wise,"

In a starred review of her second novel, Lamb in Love (Algonquin 1999), Publishers Weekly wrote "Brown eloquently explores the terrain of human interactions, showing how genuine love can exalt ordinary individuals." The New York Times Book Review called the novel "unconventional and eloquent."

The Hatbox Baby (Algonquin 2000) won the 2001 Library of Virginia Literary Award, the 2001 Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award, and the 2000 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.

Her story collection The House on Belle Isle (Algonquin) appeared in 2002. It was a finalist for the 2003 LIbrary of Virginia Literary Award, and The Chicago Tribune called it “Rich in image and insight, gracefully written and peopled with characters who quietly demand our loving attention.”

Confinement (Algonquin 2004) won the 2005 Library of Virginia Literary Award In their review of the book, People Magazine wrote: "This beautiful novel maps the emotional life of a World War II refugee who becomes trapped in his new existence in America" and called it "part Sophie’s Choice, part Anne Tyler.”

Brown's most recent novel is The Rope Walk (Pantheon 2007). It was a finalist for the 2008 Library of Virginia Literary Award and the 2008 Library of Virginia People's Choice Award. In addition, it was named the 2009 All Iowa Reads Book by the Iowa Public Library. The Washington Post Book World called the novel "gentle, lyrical" and the New Orleans Times Picayune said: "reading this novel is a serious pleasure."

Awards and Honors

 * The Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Award 1998
 * The Library of Virginia Literary Award: Winner 2001, 2005; Finalist 2003, 2007
 * Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize 2000
 * Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award 2001
 * Library of Virginia People's Choice Award: Finalist 2008
 * National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship