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Ander Monson
Born (1975-04-09) April 9, 1975 (age 48)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materKnox College (BA)
Iowa State University (MA)
University of Alabama (MFA)
Genresnovel, poetry, nonfiction
Notable awardsJohn C. Zacharis First Book Award,
Great Lakes Colleges New Writers Award in Nonfiction,
, Guggenheim Fellowship,
Howard Foundation Fellowship

Ander Monson (born April 9, 1975) is an American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer.

Life

He was raised in Houghton, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. His mother's death when he was seven years old is reflected in the themes of his later fiction.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.[2] He went on to earn an MA from Iowa State University and an MFA from the University of Alabama.

Monson's first two books, the novel Other Electricities and the poetry collection Vacationland, were published in 2005. Other Electricities was praised widely for its innovative approach, lyric intensity, and grim humor.[3] His nonfiction debut, Neck Deep and Other Predicaments: Essays was published in February 2007. It was critically acclaimed for its imaginative reworkings[4] of the form of the essay. In March 2010 Graywolf Press published his collection of essays titled "Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir."[5] The collection includes his essay "Solipsism" which was originally published on his website, republished by Pinch, and anthologized in Best American Essays 2008. [6] In July 2010 Sarabande published a collection of his poetry titled "The Available World."[7]

Monson is the editor of the literary magazine DIAGRAM,[8] and the New Michigan Press.[9][10] He lives in Tucson, Arizona, and teaches at University of Arizona.[11][12][13]

Awards

Bibliography

Editor

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=6758 See DeWitt Henry: "Postscripts: Zacharis Award Winner Ander Monson
  2. ^ According to his bio page
  3. ^ Mark Schone, in the New York Times Review of Other Electricities, calls it "a unique brand of mudroom gothic."
  4. ^ See Matthew Price's review in the New York Times:
  5. ^ "Graywolf Press". Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  6. ^ See (ibid 191)
  7. ^ Sarabande Books
  8. ^ DIAGRAM >> Masthead
  9. ^ "About NMP". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  10. ^ University of Arizona Poetry Center Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Ali Freedman (January 21, 2009). "Genius duo: UA poetry center to host reading". The Daily Wildcat. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
  12. ^ "University of Arizona - Department of English -". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  13. ^ http://w3.coh.arizona.edu/coh/newnotable/news/08/index_news.cfm?news=new_creative_writing_faculty_april08.html
  14. ^ "News and Events, University of Arizona Department of English, Tucson, Arizona". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-01-31.

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