Frank Soos
Frank Soos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | 2021 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Alaska |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Alaska |
Frank Soos (1950 – August 18, 2021) was an American short story writer.[1]
Life[edit]
Soos grew up in Pocahontas, Virginia.[2] He graduated from Davidson College in 1972 and the University of Arkansas.[3] He taught at University of Alaska Fairbanks.[4]
His work appeared in North Dakota Quarterly and Quarterly West.[5]
Soos died in a bicycle accident in Maine on August 18, 2021.[6]
Awards[edit]
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
- Alaska State Writer Laureate
Works[edit]
- Unpleasantries. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 2016 (essays.) ISBN 978-0-29599-840-4.
- Frank Soos; Margo Klass; Kesler Woodward (2009). Double Moon. Red Hen Press. ISBN 978-1-59709-141-1.
- Frank Soos (2006). Bamboo Fly Rod Suite: Reflections on Fishing and the Geography of Grace. Illustrator Kesler Woodward. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2835-5.
- Unified Field Theory. W. W. Norton & Company. 2000. ISBN 978-0-393-31988-0.
- Early yet: seven short stories and a novella. St. Andrews College Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-879934-52-8.
- The other side of Christiansburg. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 1981.
Anthologies[edit]
- David Starkey, ed. (2007). "Hauling Water". Living blue in the red states. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-6008-5.
- Susan Fox Rogers, ed. (2002). "Upside Down with Borges and bob". Alaska Passages: 20 Voices from Above the 54th Parallel. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-046-2.
References[edit]
- ^ Capps, Kris. "Frank Soos, former UAF professor and writer laureate, dies". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Love, Glen A. (2000). Fishing the Northwest. ISBN 978-0-87071-481-8. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Flora, Joseph M.; MacKethan, Lucinda Hardwick (November 2001). The Companion to Southern Literature. ISBN 978-0-8071-2692-9. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "The North Dakota Quarterly". google.com. 1991. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- http://www.fsaf.org/classes2009/writing.html Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine - ^ "Roland Barker and His Red Guitar". Quarterly West (14): 6. 1982. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Former Alaska Writer Laureate Frank Soos dies in bicycle accident in Maine". Anchorage Daily News. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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