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John McManus (author)

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John McManus is an American novelist and short story writer. He is the author of a novel, Bitter Milk,[1] and the short story collections Born on a Train,[2] Stop Breakin Down,[3] and Fox Tooth Heart.[4] In recognition of Stop Breakin Down, McManus became the youngest ever recipient of the Whiting Award.[5] In 2019 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.[6]

McManus is a contributing editor for literary publisher Fiddleblack.[7] He teaches creative writing at Old Dominion University[8] and Goddard College.[9]

In 2013, McManus contributed an essay to a limited edition of Clive Barker's novella, Cabal.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Shea, Mike. "Bitter Milk". Texas Monthly.
  2. ^ Finch, Amy. "Ugly beauty". The Portland Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2003-04-21.
  3. ^ "Stop Breakin Down: Stories". Publishers Weekly. 2000-05-29.
  4. ^ "Fox Tooth Heart, John McManus". Sarabande. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. ^ "Whiting Writers' Awards announced". Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2000-10-31.
  6. ^ "2019 Literature Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. ^ Cook, Jason. "About – Fiddleblack". Fiddleblack.org. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  8. ^ "Department of English". Al.odu.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  9. ^ "Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program". Goddard.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  10. ^ "Cabal Clive Barker & Other Annotations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
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