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Tracy Winn | Author of Mrs. Somebody Somebody

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Tracy Winn

Nuanced Prose and Compelling Characters: The Literary Fiction of Tracy Winn

Tracy Winn, fiction and creative non-fiction writer, is the author of the critically-acclaimed linked short story collection, Mrs. Somebody Somebody. She has recently completed a second collection, River in the House, and is at work on a novel.

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Reading with Helen Fremont, Sahil Mehta, and Lara Egger November 30, 2025 at the Kingston Gallery, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston

January 6, 2026

November 30, 2025

Reading with Helen Fremont, Sahil Mehta, and Lara Egger was held at the Kingston Gallery, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston

New Publisher

May 8, 2025

May 7, 2025

Tracy signed a contract with Milkweed Editions for RIVER IN THE HOUSE.

River in the House was named finalist for the Press 53 Award in Short Fiction.

July 25, 2024

June 1, 2024

River in the House was named finalist for the Press 53 Award in Short Fiction.

https://www.press53.com/award-for-short-fiction

Tracy will be reading from RIVER IN THE HOUSE

July 25, 2024

August 3, 2024

Tracy will be reading from RIVER IN THE HOUSE with poet, Kerrin McCadden at the Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Rochester, VT 05767 with a reception following. Free and open to the public.

Tracy will be reading with Kerrin McCadden at the Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main Street at 4 pm. Reception to follow.

https://bigtownvermont.com/bigtown-gallery

WTAW finalist

April 4, 2024

April 1, 2024

River in the House was a finalist for the Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize from WTAW Press.

https://www.wtawpress.org/kevin-mcilvoy-book-prize

House in the Field, River in the House, was shortlisted for the Lascaux Prize.

February 20, 2024

February 18, 2024

“House in the Field, River in the House” was shortlisted for the Lascaux Prize.

What the Water Knows: A Reading

February 7, 2024

September 28, 2023

What the Water Knows: A Reading. Inspired by the elemental power of water to give rise to story, three noted authors will share their work. Inspired by the elemental power of water to give rise to story, three noted authors will share their work. Nina MacLaughlin will read from Wake, Siren, a recasting of Ovid’s myths in which the stories of monstrous transfiguration are sung, finally, by those transformed. Christina Thompson will share from her book Sea People, a story of miraculous navigation, and Tracy Winn will read House in the Field, River in the House, a short story based on a recent climate disaster.

River in the House was longlisted for Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize

February 7, 2024

November 21, 2023

River in the House was longlisted for Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize

Author talk and reading in the Concord Women Writers Series

February 7, 2024

March 20, 2024

Author talk and reading in the Concord Women Writers Series at the Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA 6:00 PM. Read more

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