CAROLINE HAMILTON LANGERMAN
ESSAYS
Stay at Home Mom, The New York Times
The Tennis Pro's Daughter, The New York Times
Gala Girl, The New York Times
How to Survive Colic, The Washington Post
Wedding Photographer Lost the Photos, Town & Country
Raccoon Fur, Southpark Magazine
Taking off My Makeup, Glamour
The Importance of Being John, The Charlotte Observer
Yankee with a Southern Mom, The Charlotte Observer
Count Your Cozies, Salt Magazine
When Mom Visits, Southpark Magazine
The Layered Garden, Southpark Magazine
Kindergarten Cobbler, Southpark Magazine
Quarantine Diaries, Southpark Magazine
Shark Teeth, Southpark Magazine
Dinner, with a Village, Southpark Magazine
Keeping Faith, O'Henry Magazine
The Bonnet Blues, O'Henry Magazine
PRIZES
2024 Lit/South Award for Creative Nonfiction
“This essay did what my favorite prose does: it made me want to speed up and slow down at the same time. The narrative was compelling in a way that spurred me on—I wanted to find out what happened to this mother and child, how the relationship changed or didn’t over time—but I also wanted to read carefully and savor this writer’s craft. This essay will stay with me, thanks to its combination of powerful storytelling and beautiful language.” Maggie Smith, Nonfiction judge
TEACHING
Charlotte Center for Literary Arts
EDUCATION
UNC Chapel Hill, BA English. The New School, MFA Creative Writing
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