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David Ebenbach
David Ebenbach, at Georgetown University 2013
David Ebenbach, at Georgetown University 2013
Born (1972-04-19) April 19, 1972 (age 52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWriter, poet, professor
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison;
Vermont College
GenrePoetry; Short Story

David Harris Ebenbach (born April 19, 1972) is a U.S. writer of fiction and poetry, a teacher, and an editor. He is the author of eight books, and he is the recipient of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, the Juniper Prize, the Patricia Bibby Award, and more.

Ebenbach's first science fiction novel, How to Mars, will be out in May 2021.

Life

Ebenbach was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Ph.D. in Psychology, and from Vermont College with an MFA. He was a visiting professor at Earlham College,[1] living in Ohio. He currently teaches creative writing at Georgetown University,[2] where he works in the Center for Jewish Civilization, and promotes student-centered teaching at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship.

Awards

  • Juniper Prize for Fiction, for The Guy We Didn't Invite To The Orgy
  • Patricia Bibby Award, for We Were The People Who Moved
  • Washington Writers’ Publishing House Fiction Prize, for Into the Wilderness
  • Drue Heinz Literature Prize, for Between Camelots
  • GLCA New Writer's Award.

Works

Fiction

  • Between Camelots. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8229-4268-9. (short stories)
  • Into the Wilderness. Washington Writers' Publishing House. 2012. ISBN 9780931846656. (short stories)
  • The Guy We Didn't Invite to the Orgy and other stories. University of Massachusetts Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-62534-261-4. (short stories)
  • Miss Portland. Orison Books. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9964397-1-8 (novel)
  • How to Mars. Tachyon Publications. 2021. ISBN 978-1-61696-356-9 (novel)

Non-fiction

  • The Artist's Torah. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-1-62032-205-5. (non-fiction guide to creativity)

Poetry

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "David H Ebenbach". Georgetown University. Retrieved 4 February 2013.