| Kass Fleisher | |
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| Born | October 21, 1959 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | fiction, creative nonfiction, plays, screenplays |
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H. Kassia (Kass) Fleisher (b. October 21, 1959, in Wilmington, DE, and raised in the Philadelphia, PA, metro area) is an American writer best known for her fiction and creative nonfiction. She holds degrees in English from Dickinson College (B.A., 1981), University of North Dakota (M.A., 1989), and Binghamton University (Ph.D., 1993). The author of four books and numerous essays and reviews, she received an &NOW award in 2009 for her story, “Where I’m From,” published in The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing (Volume 1). With her spouse, the writer Joe Amato (poet), Fleisher has authored a play, Fat Jack's, and three award-winning screenplays (none of which have been produced to date). Since 2003, Fleisher has taught creative writing at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
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