# Stacey Richter

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**Stacey Richter** is an American writer of short fiction. Richter has been the recipient of four [Pushcart Prizes](/source/Pushcart_Prize), a National Prize for Fiction and the [National Magazine Award](/source/National_Magazine_Award).[1] Her first collection of stories, *My Date with Satan* was published in 1999. In 2007, Richter published her second collection, *Twin Study*, which includes the Pushcart Award-winning story "The Land of Pain."[2]

Richter was born in [Prince George's County](/source/Prince_George's_County), [Maryland](/source/Maryland) on April 3, 1965, the daughter of Valerie and Herschel Richter, a cardiologist.[3] She was raised in [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix,_Arizona). Richter earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California,_Berkeley) and a Master's in Creative Writing from [Brown University](/source/Brown_University).[3] She has resided in [Tucson](/source/Tucson) since 1992.[3]

## Works

- **Story collections**

- *Twin Study*, 2008, Counterpoint, pbk edition ISBN 978-1582433936; *2007 edition*. ISBN 978-1582433714.[4]
- *My Date with Satan*, 1999 ISBN 0684857014[5]

## References

1. Aaron Gilbreath, ["An Interview with Stacey Richter "](http://www.portlandreview.pdx.edu/PRrecent_story_InterviewStaceyRichter.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070907172151/http://www.portlandreview.pdx.edu/PRrecent_story_InterviewStaceyRichter.html) 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, *Portland Review Literary Journal*, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2009

1. JK Mason, [Interview with a Master: Stacey Richter](http://www.ourstories.us/Fall%202007%20Issue/Interview_SRichter.htm), *Our Stories*, Vol. 2 Issue I, Fall 2007, retrieved 13 June 2009

1. Vicki Cabot, ["Watching – and Writing"](http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?070622+watching), *Jewish News of Greater Phoenix*, Volume 59, No. 40, June 22, 2007/Tamuz 6 5767, retrieved 13 June 2009

1. ["Review of *Twin Study: Stories* by Stacey Richter"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781582433714). *Publishers Weekly*. January 22, 2007.

1. ["Review of *My Date with Satan* by Stacey Richter"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/stacey-richter/my-date-with-satan/). *Kirkus Reviews*. May 1999.

## External links

- **Interviews**

- [*Fringe* interview with Elizabeth Stark](https://web.archive.org/web/20060715192120/http://www.fringemagazine.org/issue_04_declassified.htm)
- [NPR interview with Robrt Pela](http://www.kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200708/pelarichter)
- [Short Story: "My Date With Satan" on Fictionaut](http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/stacey-richter/my-date-with-satan)

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