Ted Sanders
Ted Sanders | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Notable awards | National Endowment for the Arts fellowship Bakeless Prize |
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Ted Sanders (born 1969) is an American writer. He is the author of the short story collection No Animals We Could Name, which won the 2011 Bakeless Prize.[1][2][3][4] He is also the author of The Keepers, a fantasy series for middle-grade readers. The first book of the series, The Box and the Dragonfly, was published in March 2015.[5] The Harp and the Ravenvine, the second, is scheduled to be released in March 2016.[6]
In 2012, Sanders received a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[7]His short story "Obit" was included in the 2010 O. Henry Prize Stories anthology.[1]
A native of northern Illinois, Sanders teaches in the creative writing program of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he received an MFA in Creative Writing in 2007.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b Akins, Ellen (July 7, 2012). "SHORT STORIES: "No Animals We Could Name," by Ted Sanders". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Watt, Sesily (June 1, 2012). "NO ANIMALS WE COULD NAME BY TED SANDERS". Bookslut. Bookslut. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Briefly Noted: No Animials We Could Name". The New Yorker. September 24, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ McCabe, Vinton Rafe. "No Animals We Could Name: Stories". New York Journal of Books. New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "The Box and the Dragonfly: Review". Kirkus. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Ted Sanders". Kids Reads. Kids Reads. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "National Endowment for the Arts".
- ^ Graham, Phillip (July 1, 2013). "Many Strange Depths: An Interview with Ted Sanders". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Creative Writing Faculty". University of Illinois. University of Illinois. Retrieved 3 September 2015.