College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty
Education
- M.F.A. English: Fiction, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), 2000
- B.A. English, University of Kentucky (Lexington), 1997
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Creative Writing, Fiction
- The Short Story
- Graduate Fiction Workshop
- Introduction to Prose Fiction and Nonfiction
- Writing and Rhetoric ll
- Form and Theory of Fiction
Biography
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Scholarly Focus
Creative Writing: Fiction
Books
The Hill Road. New York: Viking Penguin, July 2005. (collection of four long stories) *Bloomsbury published the collection in Ireland and the UK.
The Visitors. New York: Viking Penguin, March 2014. (a novel) *Bloomsbury published the novel in Ireland and the UK. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Awards
- The Story Prize, 2005 (for The Hill Road)
- Whiting Writers’ Award
- Book Sense Notable
- Barnes and Noble “Discover Great New Writers"
- Shortlisted: Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award (for The Visitors)