Ann Arensberg

Ann Arensberg (February 21, 1937 – January 14, 2022) was an American book publishing editor and author. She began her literary career editing for Viking Press from 1967 to 1974, before she began writing in the mid-1970s. Her stories "Art History" and "Group Sex" were chosen for the 1975 and 1980 O. Henry Award Stories collections. After writing her two novellas, Arensberg won the American Book Award for First Novel in 1981 with Sister Wolf while the award replaced the National Book Awards during the 1980s. Her later publications include a novelization of "Group Sex" in 1986 and an additional novel, Incubus, in 1999. rdf:langString