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Alice Steinbach

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Alice C. Steinbach
Steinbach (left) with Reg Murphy and Jon Franklin celebrating the 1985 Pulitzer Prize
BornOctober 10, 1933
DiedMarch 13, 2012(2012-03-13) (aged 78)
Occupationsjournalist, author
Notable credit(s)The Baltimore Sun, The Miss Dennis School of Writing: And Other Lessons from a Woman's Life, Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman, Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman.

Alice C. Steinbach (October 10, 1933 – March 13, 2012) was an American journalist and author who won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her feature for the Baltimore Sun Magazine, A Boy of Unusual Vision, which describes the experience of a blind 10-year old boy, Calvin Stanley.[1]

Biography

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Steinbach was born in Roland Park, Maryland, October 10, 1933. She graduated from Western High School in 1951.[2]

Steinbach worked for the Baltimore Sun from 1981 to 1999. She later became an author, freelance writer, and lecturer.[2] She taught writing and journalism at Washington and Lee University, Princeton University, and Loyola College.[3]

References

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  1. "Franklin, Steinbach win Pulitzers". The Evening Sun (Baltimore). April 25, 1985.
  2. 1 2 Rasmussen, Frederick (March 14, 2012). "Alice C. Steinbach, Pulitzer Prize winner". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. "Alice Steinbach". Penguin Books UK. Retrieved December 2, 2018.