Ann Pancake grew up in Romney and Summersville, West Virginia. Her first collection of short stories, Given Ground, won the Bakeless award. Her other books include the novel Strange as This Weather Has Been and Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley: Novellas and Stories. She has received a Whiting Award, NEA fellowship, Pushcart Prize, and creative writing fellowships from the states of Washington, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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