1924
Born in Detroit, Michigan to Samuel and Anna Goldman Levin.
1955
Graduated magna cum laude from Boston University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree.
1956
Receives a Master of Arts from Brandeis University.
1962
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas.
1974
Wins the Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction for “After the First Death There is No Other.”
1974
Authors “The Odyssey of Katinou Kalokovich”
1979
Is interviewed as a lead article of the first issue of the feminist publication Motheroot Journal.
1979
Authors “The Leprosarium” and “The Long Hot Summers of Yasha K.”
1981
Authors “Soul Clap its Hands and Sing.”
1982
Becomes a Distinguished Visiting Professor in creative writing at the University of Idaho.
1982
Authors “Duncan’s Colony.”
1986
Authors “Wild with All Regret.”
1987
Authors “Flowering Mimosa.”
1990
Authors “The Laughter of Hasting Street: An Autobiographical Memoir” and “Justina of Andalusia and Other Stories.”
1991
Receives the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Award for Outstanding Established Artists.
1992
Dr. Petesch’s “Ramon El Conejo” is anthologized in “North of the Rio Grande: The Mexican-American Experience in Short Fiction.
1996
Authors “The Immigrant Train and Other Stories.”
2005
Authors “The Confessions of Señora Francesca Navarro.”
2006
Dr. Petesch’s “Selma” is anthologized in “Stories of the Civil Rights Movement.”