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Short story writer, essayist
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Lacy is an American writer, of short stories.He was born and raised in East Texas, and served in the United States Marines.He graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was a student of Richard Yates.He lives in Medicine Lake, Minnesota. Author William Kittredge said of Lacy's work, The Nautral Father, "Robert Lacy's stories are direct, honest, grace-filled, and useful. The Natural Father is that good thing, a book that both sweetens and illuminates our lives."
Awards
- Loft McNight Fellowship, Minnesota, 1984
- Midwest Voices fiction competition, Poets & Writers
- Minnesota Book Awards Past Finalists and Winners - 1998