Deb Olin Unferth

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Unferth at the National Book Critics Circle Awards in March 2012, where her book Revolution was an autobiography finalist.

Deb Olin Unferth is an American short-story writer, novelist, and memoirist. She is the author of the collection of stories Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation, both published by McSweeney's, and the memoir, Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War, published by Henry Holt. Unferth was a finalist for a 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir, Revolution.[1][2]

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Career [edit]

Her work has appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Boston Review, Esquire, and other magazines. She is a frequent contributor to Noon. She also has received two Pushcart Prizes and was chosen by Harper's Baazar as an "Editors' Choice: Names to Know in 2011".[3] Unferth teaches creative writing at Wesleyan University.[4] She has been a vegan since 2008.[1].

Books [edit]

  • Revolution (memoir), 2011
  • Vacation (novel), 2008
  • Minor Robberies (short stories), 2007

Awards [edit]

  • National Book Critics Award finalist for Revolution, 2012[5]
  • Pushcart Prize, 2011
  • Creative Capital Grant for Innovative Literature, 2009[6]
  • Cabell First Novelist Award for Vacation, 2009[7]
  • Pushcart Prize, 2005

Online Texts [edit]

Non-Fiction [edit]

Short Fiction [edit]

Interviews [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Press Release, National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalist for Publishing Year 2011. By Barbara Hoffert. 21 Jan. 2012. Retrieved 27 Jan. 2012
  2. ^ 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award Nominees Announced, Huffingtonpost. By Hillel Italie. 22 Jan. 2012. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/names-to-know-2011#slide-4
  4. ^ http://www.wesleyan.edu/templates/dept/engl/skeleton_faculty.htt?function=f1&department=ENGL&faculty=dunferth
  5. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/22/national-book-critics-circle-awards-_n_1221954.html
  6. ^ http://creative-capital.org/projects/view/308
  7. ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/debi-olin-unferth-takes-first-novelist-award.html
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