About
Bernadette Miller, a literary short story and novel writer. Short stories published in over forty literary magazines, including: The University of Portland Review, Firelands Arts Review (Bowling Green State University), The Copperfield Review, Calliope (Roger Williams College), and Skylark (Purdue University). Published in 2020: A House in the Land of Shinar, a novel about the origins of Judaism and some stories in The Old Testament. Historical, not religious. Available: amazon.com. Great review in Kirkus Reviews. See also: Kirkus Pro-Connect Page. Four more unpublished novels: a satire about aliens; an elderly, unlikely romance; a middle grade; and a teen. Also unpublished: collected short stories, 22 stories, about 60,000 words. Seeking a publisher and/or literary agent.
Featured Work
A House in the Land of Shinar
Set in the Middle East in 3500 B.C.E., my historical novel, A House in the Land of Shinar, describes how a Bedouin from Saudi Arabia, after losing his beloved daughter to an imaginary bull god as ordered by the tribe's sadistic priest, travels to Sumer (ancient Iraq) in search of a new god, and returns to his tribe with the roots of a new religion: Judaism. (Based on many years of research by prominent archaeologists working in southern Iraq.)
Other Works
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Over forty short stories published in literary magazines, many university presses.
1973-2009
Awards and Recognition
- Kirkus Reviews: Outstanding review of my novel, A House in the Land of Shinar.
