Aimee Bender

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aimee Bender
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jun 28, 1969(1969-06-28)
Age	55
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Aimee Bender Biography

Aimee Bender is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 28, 1969 in California, California, United States. Known for such works as the surrealistic short story collection The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and the novel An Invisible Sign of My Own, this Los Angeles- based author has earned two Pushcart Prizes and a New York Times Notable Book designation. An Invisible Sign of My Own was made into a 2010 film starring Jessica Alba

She and The Lovely Bones author Alice Sebold became friends while attending the Master of Fine Arts program at UC-Irvine.

Her first book was The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, a collection of short stories, published in 1998. The book was chosen as a The New York Times Notable Book of 1998 and spent seven weeks on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. Her novel An Invisible Sign of My Own was published in 2000, and was named as a Los Angeles Times Pick of the Year. In 2005 she published another collection of short stories, Willful Creatures, which was nominated by The Believer magazine – owned by McSweeney’s — as one of the Best Books of the Year. Her novella The Third Elevator was published in 2009 by Madras Press. Her novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake was published in 2010 by Doubleday.

Bender has received two Pushcart Prizes, and was nominated for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 2005. Her short story, Faces was a 2009 Shirley Jackson Award finalist. In 2009 Bender became the sitting judge for the Flatmancrooked Writing Prize, a writing award from Flatmancrooked Publishing for new short fiction.

She grew up in Los Angeles, California.

Aimee Bender Net Worth

Aimee Bender is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aimee Bender 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego, she received an MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine. She later taught at the University of Southern California and with the University of California, Los Angeles’ Extension program.

She published her second novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, in 2010. Her second short story collection, Willful Creatures, had debuted five years earlier.

Aimee Bender (born June 28, 1969) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal stories and characters. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.

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Facts & Trivia

Aimee Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Aimee Bender celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.

What genre is Aimee Bender?

Aimee Bender
Born| June 28, 1969 United States
Occupation| Author, writer
Alma mater| University of California at Irvine University of California at San Diego
Genre| Fiction, short story

Where does Aimee Bender teach?

Aimee Bender > Ph. D. in Creative Writing & Literature > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Where is Aimee Bender from?

United States

What Is The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake about?

On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair.

How old is Aimee Bender?

52 years (June 28, 1969)