Anne Fadiman

educator, writer

Anne Fadiman, American writer, educator. Recipient National Magazine award for Reporting, American Society Magazine Editors, 1987, National Magazine award for essays, 2003; named John S. Knight fellow in Journalism Stanford (California) University, 1991-1992. Board overseers Harvard University, since 2008; Member Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).

Background

Fadiman, Anne was born on August 7, 1953 in New York City. Daughter of Clifton and Annalee Whitmore (Jacoby) F.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1975.

Career

Contributor editor Harvard Magazine, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1975. Instructor National Outdoor Leadership School, Lander, Wyoming, 1975-1976. Columnist Country Journal, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1978-1979.

Assistant science editor Life, New York City, 1979-1981, columnist, 1986-1987, staff writer, 1981-1988. Columnist, editor-at-large Civilization, Washington, 1994—1997. Editor-in-chief The American Scholar, 1997—2004.

Francis writer-in-residence Yale University, New Haven, since 2005. Board incorporators Harvard Magazine, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1985 (board directors, 1985-1991), visiting lecturer Smith College, 2000-2002.

Works

books

At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays
In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences.

[Ex Libris] By Fadiman, Anne(Author)Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader[Paperback] on 25 Nov 2000
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader [ Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Fadiman, Anne ( Author ) Paperback Nov- 2000 ] Paperback Nov- 25- 2000