
Anne Calcagno
Born: in San Diego, California
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Anne resides in Chicago and teaches in the MFA Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute. Biography: A dual national, Italian and American, Calcagno is Editor of Travelers Tales: Italy (Travelers Tales, 1998, 2001) which won Foreward’s Silver Medal for Best Travel Book of the Year. She wrote the preface to Travelers Tales: Tuscany. Her nonfiction and travel writing have appeared in The New York Times. the Italian American Historical Society, New City, The Saudi Gazette, the Chicago Sun-Times and The Chicago Tribune and In The Middle of The Middle West.
Awards:
- San Francisco Foundation Phelan Literary Award; National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowships; Foreward's Silver Medal for Best Travel Book of the Year.
Website: http://www.annecalcagno.com
Anne Calcagno on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=anne+calcagno
Selected Titles
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Italy : ISBN: 1885211163 OCLC: 40155370 Travelers' Tales, Inc., San Francisco, CA : ©1998. Collects stories of travels in Italy by such authors as Tim Parks, Frances Mayes, Matthew Spender, Stanley Crouch, and Mary Taylor Simeti. |
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Italy : ISBN: 1885211724 OCLC: 46959352 Travelers' Tales ; San Francisco : ©2001. |
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Love like a dog / ISBN: 1452834989 OCLC: 647290612 CreateSpace, Charleston, S.C. : ©2010. "Set in contemporary Chicago, it is the harrowing story of Dirk, a young motherless man desperate for his self-centered father's approval. A rescued pit bull alters their lives irrevocably, embroiling them in the terrible misuses to which the breed is prey. As Dirk's father grows increasingly entangled in criminal activity, Dirk must quickly come to terms with a series of legal and moral crises and determine for himself what it truly means to be a man."--Page 4 of cover. |
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Pray for yourself and other stories / ISBN: 0810150034 OCLC: 28633692 TriQuarterly Books, Evanston, Ill. : 1993. |
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Travelers' Tales Tuscany : ISBN: 1885211686 OCLC: 46975176 Travelers' Tales, San Francisco, Calif. : ©2002. Essays by well-known travel writers--including Frances Mayes, Jan Morris, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, and Ferenc MbtT--guide readers through the beautiful, sun-baked hills of Tuscany in search of friendly locals, breathtaking scenery, scrumptious dining, and award-winning wine. Original. |