Annie Proulx

Edna Annie Proulx (born August 22, 1935, in Norwich, Connecticut) is an acclaimed American novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for her darkly comic fiction exploring rural life, disintegrating families, and regional American landscapes. She debuted with the short story collection Heart Songs (1988) and novel Postcards (1992), winning the PEN/Faulkner Award as the first woman recipient, followed by the Pulitzer and National Book Award for The Shipping News (1993); her story 'Brokeback Mountain' (1997) earned a National Magazine Award and inspired an Oscar-winning film.[1][2][4]