Award, Chicago Public Library Foundation (2013) Chicago Magazine'''s Best New Book by a New Author (2013) O. Henry Prize (2012) John C. Zacharis Award—Ploughshares' First Book Award (2011) Art Seidenbaum/Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Finalist, First fiction category (2011) Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, long-listed (2011) Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction (2009) References External links http://www.christinesneed.com/ Review of The Virginity of Famous Men, Los Angeles Review of BooksChristine Sneed Reflects on Mavis Gallant, Chicago TribuneInterview with Christine Sneed, ZyzzyvaAn Interview with Christine Sneed, EPL'' Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American short story writers DePaul University faculty Indiana University Bloomington alumni Georgetown College (Georgetown University) alumni