Lisa Norris

Lisa Norris [http://www.lisanorris.net link Lisa Norris] is the prize-winning author of "Toy Guns". She teaches English and Creative Writing at Central Washington University.

"Toy Guns" is a collection of short stories written from multiple perspectives. Norris explores violence in the contemporary American culture using a variety of first- and third-person narrative styles, and through an assortment of colorful characters-- most of whom are female. The book's focus is on the various ways violent experiences can be articulated: violent threats, acts, memories, suggestions, relationships, games, and other situations dominate the tales spun in Toy Guns. Norris writes with a voice that is both colorful and grave at once. Toy Guns takes a broad, hard look at American violence, examining violence as it relates to the issues of feminism, sexuality, and social responsibility.

"Toy Guns" was published by Helicon Nine Editions in 1999.

References

* [http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/archives/2000/00097.html Norris Receives Willa Cather Fiction Prize from Helicon Nine Press]
* [http://www.lisanorris.net Lisa Norris's website, with links to book reviews]