Frances Webb
Writer and retired teacher
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Professional Information
Frances
Webb
writer and retired teacher
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Publishing
Education, Honors & Awards
Columbia School of General Studies and Columbia University School of the Arts
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing from Columbia University School of the Arts (1973)
Literature
1973
Yes
Research/Creative Arts Released Time Award: Hostos Community College, CUNY, for novel-in-progress, “Obed” (1980); Honorable Mention in Stories of Distinction (1981); Fellowship Award for Millay Colony (1985); Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Award (1986); PSC Creative Incentive Award (1987)
Personal Information
United States
Pennsylvania
Jenkintown
Historical Novel Association; Association of Ancient Historians
Ceramics
Married to a retired attorney, mother of four daughters, grandmother of ten and great grandmother of nine.
Channeling a voice is the crucial spark for beginning a story, either long or short. Being true to that voice is the key to my discovering who it belongs to and what the owner of it does with his or her life. To me, this is true fiction. Yes, I believe there is truth in fiction.
More than 25 years
Frances Webb is a distinguished graduate of Columbia University School of the Arts. She is an accomplished author with a novel under her belt. Frances continues to electrify her audience with tales of passion and soul wrenching conflict. Her most recent story, "Innocence and Gold Dust" is a timeless story of power and revenge, alive with real history. This novel takes place in the latter half of the fourth century in the Roman Empire, a time and place not often frequented in fiction. Eutropius is an orphan who is castrated as a baby to increase his worth as a slave. And as a slave, he struggles with his lack of social and sexual power, which then turns into a lust for wealth and political power. Eutropius uses questionable methods to gain money and prestige. For more information on this and other stories written by Frances, please go to www.franceswebb.com.
Poets and Writers
She has published numerous short stories in literary journals such as The Iowa Review, antioch review, The Literary Review, The Northwest Review and poetry in The New Renaissance & Punto 7 Review. Her novels include two in progress as well as Innocence and Gold Dust. She has given Readings and Talks at Authors' Events and presented at academic conferences, the most recent being the Association of Ancient Historians at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. She is a Consultant to writers and playwrights.