Myra Sklarew is a former president of Yaddo Artist Community, professor emerita of literature at American University, and the author of many books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Her awards include the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, the National Jewish Book Council Award in Poetry, the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award from the Judah Magnes Museum, a University Scholar/Teacher Award from American University, and others. She has given readings from her work at the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and elsewhere.
