Wendy Walker

Wendy Walker
Wendy Walker. 2024. Photo by Pablo Capra.
Born (1951-01-25) January 25, 1951 (age 73)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University; Teachers College, Columbia University
OccupationWriter
Known forThe Secret Service
Spouse
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    (m. 1982; died 2020)​
ChildrenPaul La Farge (stepson)
Websitewendywalker.com

Wendy Walker (born January 25, 1951) is an American writer known for her fiction and cross-genre writings. With her husband, the writer Tom La Farge, she co-founded The Writhing Society in 2009, a salon/class devoted to the exploration and invention of constraints for verbal and visual composition. They also co-founded Proteotypes, the publishing arm of the Proteus Gowanus Gallery from 2009 to 2015.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Walker was born in Manhattan, New York City. She graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in History of Art in 1972, and from Teachers College, Columbia University with a M.A. in Art and Education in 1974.[6][7][8][9]

Books

Novels

Short Stories

Poetry

  • Sexual Stealing (Temporary Culture, 2021)

Art

  • The Camperdown Elm (Spuyten Duyvil, 2017)

Cross-Genre

  • Blue Fire (Proteotypes, 2009)
  • Hysterical Operators (Proteotypes, 2010)
  • My Man and Other Critical Fictions (Temporary Culture, 2011)

References

  1. ^ Adrian Dannatt (1933-07-23). "Off the Shelf: A rose is a man is a rose: Adrian Dannatt on Wendy Walker's The Secret Service". Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ "The Sea-Rabbit, or, The Artist of Life". Kirkus Reviews. 1988-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ^ "Blue Fire by Wendy Walker". The Endless Bookshelf. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. ^ George Salis (2019-07-28). "The Sea-Rabbit by Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ George Salis (2022-08-07). "The Heart's-Blood of Story: An Unfinished Interview with Tom La Farge". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  6. ^ Corinne Bain (2023-09-13). Radcliffe College Oral History Project: Interview with Wendy Walker. Harvard University.
  7. ^ George Salis (2020-04-26). "Tree People or Sea People: A Rare Interview with Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  8. ^ George Salis (2020-04-12). "The Secret Service by Wendy Walker". The Collidescope. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. ^ Douglas Messerli (2015-11-04). "Art, Writing, and the Untellable: Douglas Messerli interviews Wendy Walker". 3:AM Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-04.