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|birth_place=[[Provo, Utah]], U.S.
|occupation=Writer
|nationality=American
|education=[[Brigham Young University]]<br>[[University of Utah]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Vermont College of Fine Arts|Vermont College]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
|genre=[[Short story]]
|awards=[[Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction]] (1999)
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'''Mary Clyde''' (born February 19, 1953, in [[Provo, Utah]]) is an American [[short story]] writer, author of ''Survival Rates'' ([[W.W. Norton]], 2001), which won the 1999 [[Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction]]<ref>[http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=6807 W.W. Norton > Author Page > Mary Clyde]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> from the [[University of Georgia Press]]. Clyde was praised for her work by ''The New York Times'': "Clyde's writing has many strengths, but the greatest one is her ability to transform a shallow experience into something resembling hope. That she does so with intelligence and wit makes this collection as good as they get."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/28/books/it-s-no-fun-being-normal.html| title=It's No Fun Being Normal| author=Karen Karbo| date=March 28, 1999| work=The New York Times}}</ref> She graduated from [[Brigham Young University]], [[University of Utah]], with an M.A., in 1977, and [[Vermont College]], with an M.F.A., in 1997. She is the mother of five children: Emily Clyde Curtis, Sarah, Rachel June Jones, David, and Thomas.
'''Mary Clyde''' (born February 19, 1953, in [[Provo, Utah]]) is an American [[short story]] writer, author of ''Survival Rates'' ([[W.W. Norton]], 2001), which won the 1999 [[Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction]]<ref>[http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=6807 W.W. Norton > Author Page > Mary Clyde]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> from the [[University of Georgia Press]]. Clyde was praised for her work by ''The New York Times'': "Clyde's writing has many strengths, but the greatest one is her ability to transform a shallow experience into something resembling hope. That she does so with intelligence and wit makes this collection as good as they get."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/28/books/it-s-no-fun-being-normal.html| title=It's No Fun Being Normal| author=Karen Karbo| date=March 28, 1999| work=The New York Times}}</ref> She graduated from [[Brigham Young University]], [[University of Utah]], with an M.A., in 1977, and [[Vermont College]], with an M.F.A., in 1997. She is the mother of five children: Emily Clyde Curtis, Sarah, Rachel June Jones, David, and Thomas.



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Mary Clyde
Born (1953-02-19) February 19, 1953 (age 71)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrigham Young University
University of Utah (MA)
Vermont College (MFA)
GenreShort story
Notable awardsFlannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction (1999)
Children5

Mary Clyde (born February 19, 1953, in Provo, Utah) is an American short story writer, author of Survival Rates (W.W. Norton, 2001), which won the 1999 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction[1] from the University of Georgia Press. Clyde was praised for her work by The New York Times: "Clyde's writing has many strengths, but the greatest one is her ability to transform a shallow experience into something resembling hope. That she does so with intelligence and wit makes this collection as good as they get."[2] She graduated from Brigham Young University, University of Utah, with an M.A., in 1977, and Vermont College, with an M.F.A., in 1997. She is the mother of five children: Emily Clyde Curtis, Sarah, Rachel June Jones, David, and Thomas.

Published works[edit]

Short Story Collections

  • Survival Rates. W. W. Norton & Company. 2001. ISBN 978-0-393-32084-8.

Anthology Publications

References[edit]

  1. ^ W.W. Norton > Author Page > Mary Clyde[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Karen Karbo (March 28, 1999). "It's No Fun Being Normal". The New York Times.

Sources[edit]