| 词条 | Wendy Webb |
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| image = | imagesize = | birth_name = Wendy K. Webb | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|18}} | birth_place = St. Louis Park, Minnesota | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Journalist/Novelist | nationality = American | period = 1992–present | genre = Gothic Suspense Fiction | subject = | movement = | signature = | website = {{Official URL}} |spouse = }}Wendy K. Webb is an American fiction author. Her books have received several awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011 and 2017.[1] Early life and educationWebb was born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. When Webb was in grade school, the school librarian encouraged her to read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. After reading that book, she knew from that point on that she was destined to be an author.[2] She attended the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a major in political science and minors in French and history. Immediately after graduation, she lived in France with two of her friends. Upon returning to the United States, she got an internship in Washington, D.C. with a congressman, and later with a Minnesota senator.[2] Writing careerAfter returning to Minnesota, Webb got her first writing job with a Minneapolis-based weekly arts and entertainment newsletter, City Pages. Webb has also written for as the Huffington Post and USA Today. She was the editor-in-chief of a lifestyle monthly, Duluth Superior Magazine, until the publication closed in 2014.[3] Webb's first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane, is a modern ghost story that won the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011. Her second novel, The Fate of Mercy Alban, depicts the uncovering of a hidden family scandal. The book was on the Indie Bestseller List for six weeks. The End of Temperance Dare, won the Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction in 2017. Her most recent novel, Daughters of the Lake, hit Number One on the Amazon bestseller list and was published in 2018. Personal lifeWebb is Works
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3023926.Wendy_Webb|title=Wendy Webb|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-04-06}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.wendykwebb.com/wendy.php|title=Author Wendy K. Webb|last=www.xuni.com|website=www.wendykwebb.com|access-date=2016-04-06}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/duluth-superior-magazine-shuts-down-production|title=Duluth-Superior Magazine shuts down production|last=Hollingsworth|first=Jana|website=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=2016-04-06}} External links{{wikiquote}}
9 : 21st-century American novelists|American women novelists|American fiction writers|University of Minnesota alumni|Living people|Writers from Duluth, Minnesota|21st-century American women writers|Novelists from Minnesota|1962 births |
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