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Geoff Herbach
Born (1969-10-30) October 30, 1969 (age 55)
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
OccupationProfessor, author
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison
Notable awardsCybils Award, 2011, for Stupid Fast; Minnesota Book Award, 2013, for Nothing Special, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2020, for "Cracking the Bell".
Website
geoffherbach.com

Geoff Herbach is an American novelist.[1] Born in Dubuque, Iowa on October 30, 1969,[1][2] Herbach grew up in Platteville, Wisconsin.[3] He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin--Madison and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota,[4] where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[2] He is the author of one picture book and nine novels, including The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg, The Stupid Fast Trilogy, Fat Boy Vs. The Cheerleaders, and Hooper.[1][5][6] Stupid Fast won the 2011 Cybils Award in the Young Adult Fiction category.[7][1] Nothing Special won the 2013 Minnesota Book Award for Young People's literature.[8] Cracking the Bell won the 2020 Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement by a Wisconsin author.

Herbach also wrote and performed comedy. He was a co-creator and writer for Electric Arc Radio, Radio Happy Hour, Powderkeg Live, and The Lit 6 Project,[5][9] and co-wrote the musical "Don’t Crush Our Heart".

Herbach has published stories in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Middle West Review, MnArtists, American Nerd and presented on Minnesota Public Radio.[9][10]

Herbach resides in Mankato, Minnesota, where he teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato.[11][12] He is married to writer Stephanie Wilbur Ash and has many children.[9][12][13]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Geoff Herbach." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Biography in Context. Web. 3 Jan. 2014. Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000186792.
  2. ^ a b MNArtists.
  3. ^ MNPR.
  4. ^ Hamline University.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Geoff Herbach." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2013. Biography in Context. Web. 3 Jan. 2014. Gale Document Number: GALE|K1649582743.
  6. ^ Herbach at Goodreads.
  7. ^ Cyblis winners.
  8. ^ 2013 Minnesota Book Awards.
  9. ^ a b c Herbach about/.
  10. ^ Children's Literature Network".
  11. ^ Minnesota State University.
  12. ^ a b Fresh fiction.
  13. ^ Stephanie Wilbur Ash.
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