Kim Edwards

• Name — Kim Edwards • Born — 4 May 1958 • Birthplace — Killeen, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Author • Education — Colgate University Iowa Writers' Workshop • Notable Works — The Memory Keeper's Daughter • Website — https: kimedwardsbooks.com/

Kim Edwards was born on May 4, 1958 in Killeen, Texas. When she was two months old, her family moved to upstate New York, where she was raised. Edwards began college at Cayuga Community College. She transferred to Colgate University in 1979, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1981. In 1983, Edwards received a master's degree from the university of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Edwards earned a second Master of Arts degree in linguistics, also from the University of Iowa, in 1987.

Edwards wrote the short story collection, The Secrets of a Fire King (1997), which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won both a Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. Edwards' 2005 novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, was named the 2006 Book of the Year by USA Today. Her most recent novel, The Lake of Dreams, New York Times Best Seller, was published in January 2011. Her second novel, The Lake of Dreams, an Independent Booksellers pick, was also an international best seller. As of 2010, Edwards was teaching writing at the University of Kentucky.

Edwards married Thomas Clayton in 1987, and they have two daughters together.

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Kim Edwards is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation novelist. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as writer, novelist and university teacher.