Annie Proulx is an award-winning author born in 1935 in Norwich, Connecticut who has published 8 books including The Shipping News which won her a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. She received bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Colby College, University of Vermont, and Sir George Williams University. Proulx is known for short stories such as Brokeback Mountain which explore themes of rural life and won her O.Henry prizes.