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Elaine Neil Orr

Professor of Creative, Professor of Nonfiction Fiction
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About Elaine

Orr is a writer of fiction, memoir and literary criticism. Her newest novel is Dancing Woman. Her book A Different Sun: A Novel of Africa received a starred review from Library Journal and is a SIBA Bestseller. Her memoir, Gods of Noonday, was a top twenty Book Sense selection. Her work has appeared in The Missouri Review, Blackbird, Shenandoah, and Image Journal. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the North Carolina Arts Council, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She earned a PhD in literature and theology at Emory University.