Colleen J. McElroy

• Name — Colleen J. McElroy • Born — 31 October 1935 • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Died — 12 December 2023 • Place of death — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Language — English • Education — Kansas State University • Notable Works — Sidewalk Games • Awards — American Book Award

She graduated from Kansas State University (1958) and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. (1973). She was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, where she was the first African-American woman to serve as a full-time faculty member. From 1995 to 2006, she edited The Seattle Review, first in the role of Poetry Editor, then as Editor-in-Chief. She lived in Seattle, Washington, until her death in December 2023.

• Sidewalk Games • Webs and Weeds • Out Here Even Crows Commit Suicide • Lothar's Wife

• A Long Way from St. Louie • Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar

• Driving under the cardboard pines and other stories • Jesus and Fat Tuesday: and other short stories

• Best American Poetry 2001 • Oxford Anthology of African American Literature

• While Poets Are Watching • Caution: This Woman Brakes for Memories • Paris Subway Tango • Crossing the Rubicon at Seventy • Furlough