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Sara Houghteling | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard College University of Michigan (MFA) |
| Period | WWII |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable awards | First prize, Avery and Jules Hopwood Awards, John Steinbeck Fellowship |
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Sara Houghteling (born 1977) is an American novelist and educator.
She was born in 1977 and graduated fromHarvardmagna cum laude in 1999. She received her Master's in Fine Arts in creative writing from theUniversity of Michigan in 2003. She received aFulbright scholarship to Paris, first prize in theAvery Jules Hopwood Novel Contest, and aJohn Steinbeck fellowship. She taught high school English atMarin Academy.[1][2] In 2009, she became engaged to fellow Harvard alumnus and writerDaniel Mason, author ofThe Piano Tuner and A Far Country.[3] After focusing on lost art looted during World War II for her first novel, she is currently writing her second book on a pianist searching for Hindemith's lost piano concerto after ruining his right hand practicing Brahms' Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major.[4]
Houghteling's first novel,Pictures at an Exhibition, was published in 2009 byAlfred A. Knopf.[1] It won theEdward Lewis Wallant Award and has also been released as an audio book, read by Mark Bramhall.[1]
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