Kay Sloan

Kay Sloan, a native of Mississippi, taught creative writing and American Studies at Miami University of Ohio. She is the author of two literary novels, with a third, "Give Me You" (winner of the Faulkner Pirates Alley Novella Prize) nearing completion in novel format. An NPR interview can be found here: https://www.wvxu.org/post/kay-sloan-give-me-you#stream/0 Kay's first novel, "Worry Beads," won the Ohioana Book Award, while her second novel, "The Patron Saint of Red Chevys," received distinction as a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great Writers" choice. Sloan has also published several books on American cultural history. Her first book, "Looking Far North: The Harriman Expedition to Alaska 1899" (co-authored with the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian William H. Goetzmann) served as the basis for the PBS documentary, "The Harriman Expedition Re-Traced" on which she served as historical consultant. She has directed and produced a film documentary, "Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema," based on her book, "The Loud Silents: Origins of the Social Problem Film." Sloan has also published poetry (Paris Review, Threepenny Review, Southwest Review, Southern Exposure and other venues), culminating in her collection "The Birds Are on Fire," winner of the New Women's Voices Award, published by Finishing Line Press. She is now Distinguished Professor Emerita at Miami University.