Ann Pancake

Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist. She has published short stories and essays describing the people and atmosphere of Appalachia, often from the first-person perspective of those living there. While fictional, her short stories contribute to an understanding of poverty in the 20th century, as well as the historical roots of American and rural poverty.

Originally from Romney, West Virginia, Pancake grew up in Romney and Summersville. She is the sister of filmmaker Catherine Pancake and actor Sam Pancake, and a distant relative of the writer Breece D'J Pancake. Ann Pancake graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University with a degree in English. She earned her M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington.

She has taught English in the United States, American Samoa, Japan, and Thailand. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington and teaches in Pacific Lutheran University's MFA program. Pancake is also a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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