Notable graduates: Sara Greenslit — Novelist grabs second career in animal care
Sara Greenslit, a returning adult student, has always had dual
interest in art and science. She completed a pre-veterinary degree in
biology at the College of Charleston, S.C., in 1992.
Greenslit’s novel, The Blue of Her Body, edged out 177 other entries to become the winner of the 2006 Starcherone Fiction Prize. Starcherone Books, an independent publisher of innovative fiction, publishes each year’s contest winner.
Not quite ready to tackle medical school at the time, she instead
pursued an MFA in poetry at Penn State University. She ended up with a
job in public relations and crafted a novel on the side.
Greenslit’s novel, The Blue of Her Body, edged out 177 other
entries to become the winner of the 2006 Starcherone Fiction Prize.
Starcherone Books, an independent publisher of innovative fiction,
publishes each year’s contest winner.
The St. Paul, Minn., native returned to her other first love,
veterinary medicine, in the fall of 2004 when she was accepted to
UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine. As a returning adult
student, she’s worked hard at learning the veterinary medical
profession. Yet she also dreams of the day when she can once again
carve out time to write.
For now, she plans to stay in Madison and find a small animal practice position.