Lorrie Moore (born Marie Lorena Moore on January 13, 1957) is an
American fiction writer known mainly for her humorous and poignant short
stories.
Marie Lorena Moore was born in Glens Falls, New York, and nicknamed "Lorrie" by her parents. She attended St. Lawrence University. At 19, she won Seventeenmagazine's fiction contest.
After graduating from St. Lawrence, she moved to Manhattanand worked as a paralegal for two years.In 1980, Moore enrolled in Cornell University's M.F.A. program, where she was taught byAlison Lurie.
Upon graduation from Cornell, Moore was encouraged by a teacher to contact agent Melanie Jackson.
Jackson sold her collection, Self-Help, composed almost entirely of stories from her master's thesis, toKnopf in 1983.
Marie Lorena Moore was born in Glens Falls, New York, and nicknamed "Lorrie" by her parents. She attended St. Lawrence University. At 19, she won Seventeenmagazine's fiction contest.
After graduating from St. Lawrence, she moved to Manhattanand worked as a paralegal for two years.In 1980, Moore enrolled in Cornell University's M.F.A. program, where she was taught byAlison Lurie.
Upon graduation from Cornell, Moore was encouraged by a teacher to contact agent Melanie Jackson.
Jackson sold her collection, Self-Help, composed almost entirely of stories from her master's thesis, toKnopf in 1983.
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