Janet Burroway, a finalist in Narrative’s Fourteenth Annual Poetry Contest and First Place winner in the 2017 Winter Story Contest, is the author of numerous novels, including The Buzzards, Raw Silk, and Bridge of Sand. Her work also includes short fiction, plays, poetry, essays, texts for dance, and children’s books. In addition, she coauthored Writing Fiction, the most widely used creative writing text in America. Burroway is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Emerita at Florida State University.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Straight Home, a short story, in Winter 2023
- A Pantoum for Alex, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2022–2023
- Home Help, a short story, in Spring 2017
- Long Time No See, an one-act play, in Winter 2013
- Despair, a six-word story, in Fall 2010
- White Space, a short story, in Spring 2009
- Solly’s Corner, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2008–2009
- Best Advice, a feature, in Winter 2010
- Blackout, a short story, in Spring 2008
- Extra Days, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2009–2010