caption birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
ann packer at the 2008 texas book festival . stanford , california american 1959 ann packer 2008.jpg ann packer -lrb- author -rrb-
 ann packer novelist , short story writer
ann packer -lrb- author -rrb-

ann packer -lrb- born 1959 -rrb- is an american novelist and short story writer , perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel `` the dive from clausen 's pier '' .
she is the recipient of a james michener award and a national endowment for the arts fellowship .
