Pancake, Ann

ANN PANCAKE grew up in Romney, West Virginia and as an adult continues to be haunted by the Appalachia of her childhood. She graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University, obtained her M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina, and earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. She has taught extensively in Japan, American Samoa, and Thailand. Her short stories have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, Shenandoah, and Antietam Review; she has also published creative non-fiction and scholarly articles. Her numerous awards include the Tennessee Williams Scho...