Patricia Wood

Patricia Wood is an American novelist. Her debut novel, Lottery, was shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.[1][2][3][4][5] In December 2014, she published another novel, Cupidity.[6]

Biography

Wood was born in Seattle, Washington.[3] Her father, Ray "R.J." Dahl, worked at Boeing and won $6 million in the Washington State Lottery in 1993.[4] She has several siblings, including a twin and older sisters.[3]

Wood began writing at age 8.[3] She attended Shoreline High School, graduating in 1971.[3] In 1972, she enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a medical technologist.[3] After serving in the military, Wood attended Northern Illinois University.[3] She later earned a PhD from the University of Hawaii.[3] She worked as a special education teacher[7] and taught marine science and horseback riding.[4]

On August 2, 2007, Wood published Lottery.[5] The book tells the story of a mildly intellectually disabled man named Peter Crandall who wins the Washington State Lottery.[5] It was shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.[1]

Wood currently lives with her husband, Gordon,[3] on a sailboat in Hawaii.[7] She has a son, Andrew.[3]

References
  1. James Purdon. "Review: Lottery by Patricia Wood | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. Aronson, Marc (2007-08-01). "LOTTERY by Patricia Wood". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. "Patricia Wood Author". Patricia Wood Author. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. Wood, Patricia. "Patricia Wood - Interview". BookPage. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  5. "'Lottery' by Patricia Wood - New York Magazine Book Review". Nymag.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. WordMothers. "Meet Patricia Wood". WordMothers. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  7. "Interview with Novelist Patricia Wood, Author of Lottery". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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