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Patricia McConnel

Patricia McConnel

American writer

Patricia McConnel (born 1931) is an American writer living in Arizona, best known for her autobiographical novel Sing Soft, Sing Loud (1989) based on her life as a drug mule and prisoner.[1][2][3][4]

Awards

  • Awarded two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
  • 1984 The Avarian was selected as one of the Ten best PEN short stories of 1984[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sing Soft, Sing Loud". www.singsoftsingloud.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. [2]
    SING SOFT, SING LOUD by Patricia McConnel | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. [3]
    Thomas, Cullen (2013-10-03). "Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Patricia McConnel". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. [4]
    Page, JoAnne (1989-06-02). "Troubling Tales of `Jailface' Survival". The Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. [5]
    "Patricia McConnel (1932-)". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-08-10.


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