Sena Jeter Naslund
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Brief Biography
Sena Jeter Naslund is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing from Birmingham-Southern College in 1964 before obtaining her master’s degree and doctorate at the University of Iowa. Naslund subsequently embarked on a teaching career, joining faculty at the University of Montana briefly before accepting a position with the University of Louisville in 1972. In addition to teaching, Naslund focused on her writing career, publishing short stories in literary journals before publishing her first short story collection in 1989 and her first novel in 1993. Her bestselling novel Four Spirits is set in Birmingham, Alabama, during the civil rights movement. Naslund is also known for establishing the Louisville Review as a literary journal and founding Fleur-de-Lis Press to support emerging writers. Currently, she serves as the program director for the MFA in Creative Writing program at Spaulding University and holds the position of Distinguished Teaching Professor and Writer in Residence at the University of Louisville.
Publications
Ice Skating at the North Pole: Stories. Bristol, R.I.; Ampersand Press, 1989.
Sherlock in Love: A Novel. Boston; David R. Godine, 1993.
The Animal Way to Love: A Novel. Bristol, R.I.; Ampersand Press, 1993.
Ahab's Wife, or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel. New York; William Morrow, 1999.
The Disobedience of Water: Stories and Novellas. Boston; D. R. Godine, 1999.
Four Spirits. New York; William Morrow, 2003.
Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette. New York; William Morrow, 2006.
Adam & Eve. New York; William Morrow, 2010.
The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman. New York; William Morrow, 2013.
Sherlock in Love: A Novel. Boston; David R. Godine, 1993.
The Animal Way to Love: A Novel. Bristol, R.I.; Ampersand Press, 1993.
Ahab's Wife, or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel. New York; William Morrow, 1999.
The Disobedience of Water: Stories and Novellas. Boston; D. R. Godine, 1999.
Four Spirits. New York; William Morrow, 2003.
Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette. New York; William Morrow, 2006.
Adam & Eve. New York; William Morrow, 2010.
The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman. New York; William Morrow, 2013.
Themes
Sena Jeter Naslund writes short stories and novels. Her works center on the lives of real or fictional characters living in complicated times in the past. Many of her stories feature strong independent women overcoming difficult situations.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Naslund, Sena Jeter, “Sena Jeter Naslund,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/639.