Lorian Hemingway

Lorian Hemingway
BornLorian Hemingway
(1951-12-15) December 15, 1951
South Jackson, Mississippi
Occupation
  • Author
  • essayist
  • journalist
CitizenshipUnited States
GenreFiction and non-fiction
Notable worksWalking into the River (1992) Walk on Water, A World Turned Over
Notable awardsConch Republic Prize for Literature
ParentsGloria Hemingway
Shirley Jane Rhodes
RelativesErnest Hemingway (paternal grandfather)
Pauline Pfeiffer (paternal grandmother)
Website
www.shortstorycompetition.com

Lorian Hemingway (born December 15, 1951) is an American author and freelance journalist. Her books include the memoir Walk on Water, the novel Walking Into the River, and the non-fiction book A World Turned Over, about the devastation of her hometown of South Jackson, Mississippi, by the Candlestick Park Tornado in 1966. Her articles have appeared in GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Rolling Stone.