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When Watched

by Leopoldine Core

Whiting FoundationLiterary FictionISBN 9780698411265

About This Book

Leopoldine Core is recognized for her story collection When Watched, which captures queer life, art, and desire in New York City in luminous, compressed prose. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.

About the Author

Leopoldine Core was born and raised in New York City's East Village. She graduated from Hunter College and has published the poetry collection Veronica Bench (2015) and the short story collection When Watched (2016), which won a Whiting Award in Fiction and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award.

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