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Rowan Beaird author biography, plus links to books by Rowan Beaird.

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Rowan Beaird

Rowan Beaird is a fiction writer whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, and The Common, among others. She is the recipient of the Ploughshares Emerging Writer Award, and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart. She has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and StoryStudio, and she currently works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

This biography was last updated on 03/19/2024.

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