1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁married ▁Gl enn ▁Low ry ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Manh attan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Houston ▁and ▁she ▁began ▁writing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Low ry ▁began ▁teaching ▁fiction ▁writing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁she ▁published ▁her ▁first ▁novel ▁Come ▁Back , ▁L olly ▁Ray . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Emma ▁Blue ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁published ▁D addy ' s ▁Girl , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁J esse ▁Jones ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Texas ▁Institute ▁of ▁Let ters . ▁Her ▁short ▁story ▁" So ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁Road , ▁So ▁Long ▁until ▁Mor ning " ▁won ▁the ▁Texas ▁Institute ▁of ▁Let ters ▁short ▁story ▁award ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Low ry ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁George ▁Mason ▁University . ▁She ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Institute ▁of ▁Let ters . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 ▁ ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁fellow ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁ ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Sony a ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁Gent le ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁Cross ed ▁Over ▁: ▁A ▁Mur der , ▁A ▁Mem oir ▁( 1 9 9 2 ),