Once Upon a Time

Judith Barrington’s most recent book is Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs (OSU Press, 2024). Heer previous memoir: Lifesaving: A Memoir was the winner of the Lambda Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Memoirs included in Virginia’s Apple were published in Creative Nonfiction’s “Favorite Prizewinning Essays” and as Notable Literary Nonfiction in Best American Essays. Barrington is also the author of the bestselling Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art  and five collections of poetry. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her wife of 46 years.