Lucy Honig

Lucy Honig (May 7, 1948 – September 18, 2017) was an American short story writer.

Life

She graduated from Syracuse University and from Hunter College with a master's in education. She taught in the Boston University School of Public Health.

Her work appeared in AGNI, DoubleTake, Gargoyle, The Gettysburg Review, Ploughshares

Awards

• 1998 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
• 1992, 1996 O. Henry Award for short fiction
• L.L. Winship PEN New England award finalist

Works

Short stories

• (reprint 2002)

Novels

Anthologies

• Best American Short Stories 1988,

References

External links

• "THE TRULY NEEDY: And Other Stories.", The New York Times, GARDNER McFALL, February 6, 2000