Sena Jeter Naslund

AmericanLiterary FictionHistorical Fictionb. 1942

Sena Jeter Naslund is an American writer and educator, best known for her internationally bestselling novels such as 'Ahab's Wife' and 'Four Spirits'. She was a distinguished professor and co-founder of the low-residency MFA in Writing program at Spalding University, and served as the Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2005 to 2006. Her work often explores the lives of women who are marginalized or misunderstood.

Awards

["Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer", 'Alabama Author Award', 'Southeastern Library Association Fiction Award', 'Kentucky Poet Laureate']

Notable Works

["Ahab's Wife; or, The Star-Gazer", 'Four Spirits', 'Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette', 'Adam & Eve', 'The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman']