birth_date: 1919-01-01 00:00:00
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name: June Rachuy Brindel
about: Feminist author June Rachuy Brindel delves into history and myth in her novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated "Ariadne," seeking to explore the overlooked women's perspective. Born on a farm in Little Rock, Iowa, Brindel earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Chicago. She began writing novels somewhat late in life, having held a variety of jobs (including secretary to a poet laureate) while she was younger. While teaching drama at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan in 1967, she wrote the play "Automaton: King of Machines" for her students to perform. She lives in Wilmette [Illinois]. Short stories and poems published in Beloit Poetry Journal, Carolina Quarterly,Rhino, Primavera,MSS, Story Quarterly, Kansas Qu Feminist author June Rachuy Brindel delves into history and myth in her novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated "Ariadne," seeking to explore the overlooked women's perspective. Born on a farm in Little Rock, Iowa, Brindel earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Chicago. She began writing novels somewhat late in life, having held a variety of jobs (including secretary to a poet laureate) while she was younger. While teaching drama at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan in 1967, she wrote the play "Automaton: King of Machines" for her students to perform. She lives in Wilmette [Illinois]. Short stories and poems published in Beloit Poetry Journal, Carolina Quarterly,Rhino, Primavera,MSS, Story Quarterly, Kansas Quarterly, Other Voices. Source: author's page at CenterStageChicago.com ...more