Daphne Kalotay is a novelist and short story writer who lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. She is known for her novels, Russian Winter and Sight Reading , and her collection of short stories, Calamity and Other Stories , which was short listed for the 2005 Story Prize. She is a graduate of Vassar College and holds an MA in creative writing and a PhD in literature from Boston University, where she has also taught. In addition, she has taught at Middlebury College and been a writer-in-residence at Skidmore College and Lynchburg College. As of June 2013, Kalotay is co-president of the Boston chapter of the Women’s National Book Association. She is a citizen of both the United States and Canada.
“… there are only two things that really matter in life. Literature and love.”
Source: Russian Winter
