Articles and Reviews of Clown Girl

Monica Drake and Kassten Alonso, Reading in Lincoln City Newport News-Times 02/14/2007   Novelists to Appear in Lincoln City  --  “Two of Oregon's finest novelists pay a visit to Lincoln City on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a special installment of the Newport-based Nye Beach Writers' Series sponsored by Writers on the Edge... ”

Review in the Seattle Times 02/09/2007  seattletimes.com Tears of a clown in Baloneytown  -- Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett “It's surely one of the most polished and eccentric pieces of fiction to come along in recent memory, the result of several years' work by this talented Portland writer.”

Review in The Oregonion 01/28/2007  oregonlive.com Clowning Around  -- Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett “Monica Drake walks tall in "Clown Girl's" oversized shoes, and she keeps you with her, step by step, getting it right”

Interview in Thereby Hangs a Tale 01/24/2007  therebyhangsatale.com Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl  -- Margaret Foley “Margaret talks to Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl, about writing slapstick, finding time for art, and eating scrambled eggs with Arthur Miller.”

Review and Cover Story in the Willamette Week 01/17/2007  wweek.com Clown Girl  -- Byron Beck “Portland-penned and Chuck Palahniuk-approved—we've got a sneak peek at a Monica Drake's debut novel.”

Review in Publishers Weekly 12/18/2006  reviews.publishersweekly.com Clown Girl  --  “...the pace of the narrative is methamphetamine-frantic, as Drake drills down past the face paint and into Nita's core...”

Review in Fancy Pants Incorporated 12/18/2006  www.fancypantsincorporated.com Clown Girl  -- Chris “The residents of The Velvet seemed especially cynical, some going so far as to say they wouldn’t even give it a go. It’s a shame, really, because they’ll only be doing a disservice to themselves, as Drake truly is brilliant.”

Clown Girl Review Foreward Magazine 12/31/1969  http://www.forewordmagazine.com Book Review  -- Iris Blasi “The opening of Drake’s breathtaking debut finds Nita dressed as Sniffles the Clown, tying an endless stream of sheep and Virgin Mary balloons (Balloon Tying for Christ was the lowest-priced how-to book she could find) for a crowd of bratty, demanding children. ”

Awards

1996   Arizona Commission on the Arts Grant
1995   Merit Award, University of Arizona Foundation
1994   Henfield Nomination, University of Arizona
1994   Tennessee Williams Scholar, Sewanee Writers’ Conference
1993   Merit Award, University of Arizona Foundation
1993   William Anderson Award, Boise State
1992   Story Magazine fiction contest finalist

Articles and Reviews of Monica Drake's Work

Article in the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, re. the "Monica Drake" issue of the stranger    >>>

An article about a reading at Linfield    >>>

Review: The Insomniac Reader: Stories of the Night,
edited by Kevin Sampsell    >>>

Millay Colony roster    >>>

Notice of Alligator Juniper Fiction Prize as posted in Poets & Writers (1996)    >>>