Ann Arensberg


Ann Arensberg is a former American book publishing editor and author. Arensberg began her literary career editing for Viking Press from 1967 to 1974 before she began writing in the mid 1970s. Her stories "Art History" and "Group Sex" were chosen for the 1975 and 1980 O. Henry Award Stories collections. After writing her two novellas, Arensberg won the National Book Award for First Novel in 1981 for Sister Wolf. Her later publications include a novelization of "Group Sex" in 1986 and an additional novel, Incubus, in 1999.

Early life and education

Arensberg was born on 21 February 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1946, she moved to Havana, Cuba and grew up there until she was in her early twenties. For her post-secondary career, Arensberg started with a Bachelor of Arts from Radcliffe College in 1958. She then received a Master's degree in French literature from Harvard College in 1962.

Career

Arensberg began her career in various places including book publisher E. P. Dutton and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Arensberg continued her literary career in 1967 when she became an editor for Viking Press. Upon leaving Viking in 1974, Arsenberg wrote the story "Art History" for Antaeus that year. After publishing "Group Sex" for Canto magazine in 1979, Arensberg moved away from novellas the following year with the release of her first novel Sister Wolf in 1980. Later on in her writing career, Arensberg republished "Group Sex" as a novel in 1986 and wrote her third novel Incubus in 1999.

Awards and honors

Arensberg appeared in the O. Henry Award Stories in 1975 with "Art History" and 1980 with "Group Sex". For awards, she received the National Book Award for First Novel in 1981 for Sister Wolf.

Personal life

Arensberg is married and has three children.