children birth_place subject nationality notableworks birth_date period spouse genre article_title name occupation
arin hannah asher chicago , illinois , united states social justice , feminism , environmentalism american '' the book of dead birds '' 14 april 1968 1960 -- present matt -lrb- 2009 -- present -rrb- mcgunigle -lrb- 1990 -- 2008 -rrb- michael brandeis historical fiction , literary fiction gayle brandeis
 gayle brandeis novelist , poet , essayist
gayle brandeis

gayle brandeis is the author of `` fruitflesh : seeds of inspiration for women who write '' -lrb- harperone -rrb- , `` dictionary poems '' -lrb- pudding house publications -rrb- , the novels `` the book of dead birds '' -lrb- harpercollins -rrb- , which won barbara kingsolver 's bellwether prize for fiction in support of a literature of social change , `` self storage '' -lrb- ballantine -rrb- and `` delta girls '' -lrb- ballantine -rrb- , and her first novel for young readers , `` my life with the lincolns '' -lrb- holt -rrb- .
gayle 's poetry , fiction and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies -lrb- such as `` salon.com '' , `` the nation '' , and `` the mississippi review '' -rrb- and have received several awards , including the qpb/story magazine short story award , a barbara mandigo kelly peace poetry award , and a grant from the barbara deming memorial fund .
her essay on the meaning of liberty was one of three included in the statue of liberty 's centennial time capsule in 1986 , when she was 18 .
in 2004 , `` writer magazine '' honored gayle with a writer who makes a difference award .
gayle holds a ba from the university of redlands , and an mfa in creative writing/fiction from antioch university .
she has taught at universities , libraries , community centers and writing conferences around the country , is on the national staff of the women 's peace organization codepink , and is a founding member of the women creating peace collective .
