Peter Baida (July 26, 1950 – December 14, 1999) was an American short story writer.[1]
Peter Baida | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | December 14, 1999 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Park School of Baltimore.
Harvard CollegeBoston University |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Short Story Writer |
Life
editBaida was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Park School of Baltimore. He graduated from Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, English, 1972), Boston University (M.A., 1973, creative writing), and the University of Pennsylvania with an M.B.A. in 1979.[2]
He was the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's director of direct mail fundraising from 1984 through 1999.[2]
His work appeared in The Missouri Review,[3]
A writer-in-residence fellowship is named for him at the Park School of Baltimore.[4]
Awards
edit- 1999 O. Henry Award
Works
editShort stories
edit- A nurse's story, and others. University Press of Mississippi. 2001. ISBN 978-1-57806-318-5.
Non-fiction
edit- Poor Richard's legacy: American business values from Benjamin Franklin to Donald Trump. W. Morrow. 1990. ISBN 978-0-688-07729-7.
Anthologies
edit- Ruth L. Nadelhaft; Victoria Bonebakker, eds. (2008). "The Nurse's Story". Imagine what it's like: a literature and medicine anthology. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3317-6.
Essays
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths BAIDA, PETER". The New York Times. December 14, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Lyons, Sheridan (December 12, 1999). "Peter Baida, 49, won literary prize this year". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ TMR: A Doctor's Story Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Missourireview.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-08.
- ^ Academics · The Park School of Baltimore. Parkschool.net. Retrieved on 2012-08-08.