Hilary Masters

Biography

Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Hilary Masters holds a degree from Brown University. He has published eight novels, two collections of stories, a collection of essays, and a family memoir. His awards and notations include Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Doubleday Best Essays, the VQR Balch Award for Fiction, and the Award for Literature from the American Academy for Arts and Letters.

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See Work

Summer 1989

On Silver Skates

By Hilary Masters
Autumn 1995

Connections

By Hilary Masters
Spring 1998

The Italian Grammar

By Hilary Masters
Summer 2000

Shoe Polish

By Hilary Masters
Autumn 2001

Harriet Munro: the Untold Story

By Hilary Masters

It wasn’t my idea to say a few words about Harriet Munro, but some think due to my years, I may have information about her that is not already in the public record. I met Harriet Munro at the Columbia Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, Illinois...

Summer 1981

A Mechanic’s Life

By Hilary Masters