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Gwyn Hyman Rubio (born August 7, 1949) is an American author, best known for her novel Icy Sparks.

Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Born (1949-08-07) August 7, 1949 (age 72)
Macon, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFlorida State University
Known forWriting, Icy Sparks
Spouse(s)Angel Rubio (1978- present)
Websitehttp://www.gwynhymanrubio.com

Early life


Gwyn Ellen Hyman Rubio was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Cordele to parents Gwendolyn Holt Hyman and Mac Hyman, author of No Time for Sergeants.[1] She graduated from Florida State University in 1971 with a degree in English. She then joined the Peace Corps, where she met her husband Angel and spent several years working as a teacher in Costa Rica.[2] After returning to the U.S. and settling in Kentucky she became interested in writing, ultimately receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College in 1986. She currently resides in Versailles, Kentucky.


Career


She wrote for a decade before her first novel Icy Sparks was published in 1998. Drawing from Rubio's own childhood struggle with epilepsy, the book follows a girl in rural 1950s Kentucky as she develops the symptoms of Tourette syndrome.[3] Icy Sparks received favorable reviews from critics, but sales were modest until it was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2001.[3][4] Her 2005 novel, The Woodsman's Daughter, takes place in 1800s Georgia and tells the story of Dalia Miller, the oldest daughter of a turpentine farmer whose past affects his entire family.[5] Rubio also wrote a third novel which was never published.[6] Rubio's latest novel, published in October 2014, Love and Ordinary Creatures, follows a cockatoo named Caruso as he tries to win over the affections of his owner in 1990s North Carolina.[7]


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Awards and honors



References


  1. "About Gwyn Hyman Rubio". gwynhymanrubio.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. "Interview with Gwyn Hyman Rubio, November 29, 2005". kentuckyoralhistory.org. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. "An Interview with author Gwyn Hyman Rubio | Jody Ewing". Jody Ewing. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. "Icy Sparks". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. "The Woodsman's Daughter". gwynhymanrubio.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. "Whatever Happened to Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Costa Rica 1971-73)? | Peace Corps Worldwide". peacecorpsworldwide.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  7. "Love and Ordinary Creatures". gwynhymanrubio.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  8. "The Penmen Profile: Bestselling Author Gwyn Hyman Rubio - Penmen Review - Penmen Review". penmenreview.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.




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