What is LeAnne Howe's full name?
Leanne Howe
LeAnne Howe nickname(s):
Leanne Howe
LeAnne Howe date of birth:
1951
How old is LeAnne Howe?
75
Where was LeAnne Howe born?
Oklahoma
What is LeAnne Howe nationality?
American
What is LeAnne Howe's occupation?
Author, Playwright, Scholar
Short Biography
LeAnne Howe is an author and scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Howe's work has been published in a variety of journals and anthologies. Her book Shell Shaker received the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award for 2002.Howe is an author, playwright, and scholar. Born and educated in Oklahoma, she writes fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, poetry, and screenplays that primarily deal with American Indian experiences. She has read her fiction and been an invited lecturer in Japan, Jordan, Israel, Romania, and Spain. Founder and director of WagonBurner Theatre Troop, her plays have been produced in Los Angeles, New York City, New Mexico, Maine, Texas, and Colorado.