Norman, Howard A.

Howard Norman is an American author and translator whose work includes novels, short stories, memoirs, and children's books. He was born in Michigan in 1949 but as a young man he moved to Toronto and lived in Canada for many years, spending much time among native peoples in the Canadian wilderness. As a result of his long residence in Canada, much of his fiction is set there. Norman attended Western Michigan University and Indiana University. He has published numerous translations and retellings of the stories of native peoples of Canada as illustrated books for children. The Wishing bone cycle (1976) won the Harold Morton Landon Translation Prize from the Academy of American Poets. His books Northern lights and The Bird artist were both nominated for National Book Awards in Fiction.

From the description of Howard Norman collection, 1975-1979 and undated. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 232999628

Howard Norman is an American author and translator whose work includes novels, short stories, memoirs, and children’s books. He was born in Michigan in 1949 but as a young man he moved to Toronto and lived in Canada for many years, spending much time among native peoples in the Canadian wilderness. As a result of his long residence in Canada, much of his fiction is set there. Norman attended Western Michigan University and Indiana University. He has published numerous translations and retellings of the stories of native peoples of Canada as illustrated books for children. The Wishing Bone Cycle (1976) won the Harold Morton Landon Translation Prize from the Academy of American Poets. His books Northern Lights and The Bird Artist were both nominated for National Book Awards in Fiction. He has received a Lannan Award for fiction, a Guggenheim, the Whiting Award, as well as several NEA fellowships. Howard is married to poet Jane Shore, with whom he has one daughter. He teaches creative writing at the University of Maryland.

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From the guide to the Howard Norman Collection, R24. 1., 1975-1979 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)