Judy Budnitz

Judy Budnitz was born in 1973 and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of a novel, If I Told You Once (Flamingo/Picador US) which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and two short story collections: Flying Leap(Flamingo/Picador US) and Nice Big American Baby (HarperPerennial/Vintage US). She has received grants from the Lannan Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Budnitz now lives in San Francisco with her husband and her nice big American nine-month-old son. 'The Complaint' is taken from a novel-in-progress.

Comments

Veronica Kavass
March 15 10:44

Judy Budnitz is especially skilled in capturing the irritating qualities of American society. I don't know anyone else that does it like her.

Elizabeth
July 3 15:48

This short story makes one of the easiest mistakes out there for young writers. It seems rushed, and without the proper pause from description. When diving into dialog, it becomes fast and difficult to read. If it is a phone call, specify that. Do not use dialect to do that, however. Show, don't tell.

scott
September 25 22:16

But Elizabeth, aren't you saying she should *tell* that this is a phone conversation while what she's doing is *showing* the phone conversation. Show and tell, why not.

T.R.Evers
December 6 19:22

Elizabeth. Seriously. Wow. Your opinion is your own, and if you were right I woudl agree with you. J.B. is remarkable.