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Joining faculty of Warren Wilson MFA program for July residency

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I’m honored to join the faculty of the Warren Wilson low-residency MFA program for the July, 2016 residency; you can see the full list of faculty here.

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New short short story in Los Angeles Review of Books

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My short short story, “Drop Drill” appears in the Winter 2016 issue of Los Angeles Review of Books. You can order the issue here.

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Bustle includes Refund on list of story collections to read

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The site Bustle.com includes Refund on a list of “Ten Story Collections for People Who Are Convinced They Don’t Like Story Collections.” You can read this great list here.

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Refund is on the Longlist for The Story Prize 2015!

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You can see the entire Longlist here.

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Electric Literature names Refund as one of the Best Story Collections of 2015

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The Electric Literature website includes Refund on this amazing list; you can read about all the books here.

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Interview with Barbara Demarco Barrett for her “Writers on Writing” series

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Barbara Demarco Barrett talks to me for her “Writers on Writing” series. You can read the interview here. 

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Refund chosen as a “Favorite Book of 2015” in the San Francisco Chronicle

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Molly Antopol selects “Refund” as a favorite book of 2015. You can read her review and the list here.

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Interview with Jeffrey Brown of PBS’ Book View Now

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Jeffrey Brown interviews me at the Miami Book Fair for the PBS show Book View Now. You can watch the interview here.

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My story, “Anything For Money,” on Electric Literature site

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“Anything For Money,” which appeared in Zoetrope and is part of my collection “Refund,” is a Recommended Reading selection on the Electric Literature site, with an intro by my editor, Dan Smetanka. You can read the story here.

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Interview up on the Lithub site

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Critic Jonathan Russell Clark interviews me for Lithub. You can read the interview here.

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Interview up on National Book Award site

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Courtney Maum interviews me for the NBA site. You can read the interview here. 

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Entertainment Weekly includes Refund in roundup of NBA Finalists

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Entertainment Weekly analyzes the NBA Finalists, introducing me as the “Short Story Virtuoso.” !!!  You can read the article here. 

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Refund is a Finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction!

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Refund has been selected as a Finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. You can read the announcement here.

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Refund is on the Longlist for the National Book Award in Fiction

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Refund is included on the Longlist for the National Book Award in fiction. !!!!!!!! You can see the entire list here:    

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Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Hollins University for 2015-2016

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Very happy that I am the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, for the 2015-2016 academic year. Here’s a link:

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