Nora Magid
Nora Magid (1926 - 1991) was a Canadian-American writer and professor in the department of English at the University of Pennsylvania.[1] She was the literary editor of The Reporter and is the namesake of the Nora Magid Mentorship Prize[2] and the PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing.[3]
Career
[edit]Magid was the literary editor of The Reporter from 1954 to 1968. In 1970, Magid began teaching classes in nonfiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania and became a senior lecturer in 1984. In 1988, Magid won the Provost's Award for distinguished teaching.[4]
Magid earned a reputation for being a skilled teacher and enthusiastic mentor, so much so that some former students of hers reportedly began calling themselves "Nora-ites."[2] Magid's former students include Stephen Fried and Jean Chatzky.[2] Upon Magid's death in 1991, Fried published an essay in Philadelphia magazine titled "My Last Paper for Nora: Notes on the passing of Penn's one-woman journalism school."[5]
Works by Magid have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer.[4] Magid also had a long-term relationship with fellow writer and educator Gerald Weales.[4][6]
Death
[edit]Magid died of natural causes in her home in West Philadelphia in March 1991. She was 65 years old.[4]
In 2003, a group of Magid's former students established the Nora Magid Mentorship Prize in her memory.[2][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "CPCW: Nora Magid Mentorship Prize". writing.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b c d "The Nora Network". The Pennsylvania Gazette. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing". PEN America. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b c d "Norma Magid, 65; Writer and Lecturer". The New York Times. 1991-03-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Fried, Stephen (1991). "My Last Paper for Nora" (PDF). NoraPrize.com.
- ^ Cook, By Bonnie L. "Gerald Clifford Weales, theater critic, former Penn professor". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "CPCW: Nora Magid Mentorship Prize". writing.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "The Nora Magid Mentorship Prize". www.noraprize.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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