Sheri Reynolds

AmericanLiterary FictionContemporary Fictionb. 1967

Sheri Reynolds is an American author and educator known for her contemporary Southern fiction. Born and raised in rural South Carolina, she has authored several novels, including the New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection, 'The Rapture of Canaan'. She has held prestigious academic positions, including the Ruth and Perry Morgan Chair of Southern Literature at Old Dominion University and the John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Wofford College.

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Awards

['Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (2002, 2003)', "Women Playwrights' Initiative playwriting competition winner (2005)", 'Virginia Commission for the Arts playwriting grant (2005)']

Notable Works

['Bitterroot Landing', 'The Rapture of Canaan', 'A Gracious Plenty', 'Firefly Cloak', 'The Sweet In-Between', 'The Homespun Wisdom of Myrtle T. Cribb', 'The Tender Grave', "Orabelle's Wheelbarrow"]