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Kerry Howley

Kerry Howley is an American feature writer at New York magazine, a professor at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program, and a screenwriter. She is the author of the work of literary nonfiction Thrown (2014).

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Kerry Howley
A photograph of Kerry Howley depicting her head and shoulders. She is wearing a black sweater, smiling broadly, and looking sideways.
Howley in 2021
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Alma materGeorgetown University (BA)
University of Iowa (MFA)
Known forThrown (2014)
SpouseWill Wilkinson
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Kerry Howley (born 1981) is an American feature writer at New York magazine, a professor at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program, and a screenwriter.12 She is the author of the work of literary nonfiction Thrown (2014).3

Life and career

Howley graduated from Georgetown University and the University of Iowa's nonfiction MFA program. Prior to working at New York, she was an editor at Reason magazine.4 Her work has appeared in New York magazine,5 The Paris Review,6 The New Yorker,7 and Granta.8

Howley is the author of Thrown, which was named a New York Times Notable Book,9 a New York Times Editor's Choice, and a best book of 2014 in Slate,10 Salon,11 Playboy, and Time.12 Thrown was long-listed for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting13 and won first prize in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.14

Howley has been named a Lannan Foundation Fellow.15 Both her 2018 New York cover story on disgraced doctor Larry Nassar16 and her 2021 New York essay on January 6 were nominated for Best Feature at the National Magazine Awards.17

In 2022 filming began on Winner, a film scripted by Howley based on the life of Reality Winner. It is directed by Susanna Fogel and stars Emilia Jones.18

Kerry Howley at a reading of her book, Thrown at Politics and Prose, in Georgetown University, 23 November 2014 source ↗

Works

Books

Articles

Interviews

References

References

  1. N'Duka, Amanda (2019-12-03). "'The Spy Who Dumped Me' Helmer Susanna Fogel To Direct Reality 'Winner' Biopic For 'The Farewell' Producers". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. "Kerry Howley". english.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  3. Dunn, Katherine (2014-11-14). "'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. "Kerry Howley". Reason.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. "Kerry Howley". New York magazine.
  6. Howley, Kerry (2011-01-01). "Pretty Citadel". Paris Review. No. 198. ISSN 0031-2037. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  7. "Kerry Howley". The New Yorker.
  8. "Kerry Howley". Granta. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. Times, The New York (2014-12-02). "100 Notable Books of 2014". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. "Best Books 2014: Slate Staff Picks". Slate. 2014-11-30. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  11. Filgate, Michele (2014-12-29). "Salon's What to Read Awards: Top critics choose the best books of 2014". Salon. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  12. "Kerry Howley's Fighting Words". Time. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  13. "PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Longlist | Book awards". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  14. "2015 Indie Book Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group. Retrieved 2022-06-15 – via www.prnewswire.com.
  15. "Kerry Howley". Lannan Foundation. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  16. "New York Media Sweeps Up 8 Nominations for the National Magazine Awards". New York Press Room. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  17. "New York Receives 8 National Magazine Awards Nominations". New York Press Room. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  18. Complex, Valerie (October 24, 2022). "Emilia Jones To Lead 'Winner' Biopic From Susanna Fogel; Zach Galifianakis And Connie Britton Also Star". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  19. Goudie, Jeffrey Ann (4 December 2014). "Review: 'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". StarTribune. Minneapolis, Minn.
  20. Latson, Jennifer (22 October 2014). "Book Review: Thrown by Kerry Howley". The Boston Globe.
  21. Dunn, Katherine (14 November 2014). "'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  22. Szalai, Jennifer (22 March 2023). "'It Is Our Fate to Live in the Age of the Indelible'". New York Times. New York City, NY.