Recent Periodical Publications:
“Digging” (short story), The Atlantic Monthly, Sept 2001
“From Mutton Island” (short story), The Atlantic Monthly, Jan 2000
“The Man with the Lap Dog” (short story), The Atlantic Monthly, Feb 1999 (2nd place, O Henry Prize Stories, 2000)
“The Snake” (short story), The Gettysburg Review, Autumn 1997
Other stories, essays, and reviews in such periodicals as Farmer’s Market, Sycamore Review, Georgetown Review, The Atlantic Monthly, Chicago Tribune, etc.
Recent Book Publications:
And Both Shall Row (novella and short stories), Picador USA, 1998 (New York Times Notable Book, 1998)
August Heat (novel), Harper Row, 1989
Forthcoming Publications:
“Penumbra” (short story), The Atlantic Monthly
Awards & Fellowships:
Awards and fellowships include the O. Henry Prize (2000), Illinois Arts Council Fiction Fellowship (2), Illinois Arts Council Literary Award, New York Times Notable Book (1998), National Endowment of the Arts Fiction Fellowship,
New York State Council on the Arts Fiction Fellowship.
Recent Readings:
O. Henry Celebration, Free Library, Philadelphia, 2000
O. Henry Celebration, Brookline, MA, 2000
Eastern Illinois University, 2000
Grassroots Benefit Reading, Southern Illinois University, 1999
Summer Writers’ Festival, Emory University, Atlanta, 1999
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, 1999
Others
Recent Workshops:
Writers Live at the Library Workshop, Carbondale Public Library, 1998, 1999, 2000
Lincoln Trail Writers’ Workshop, Lincoln Trail Community College, Robinson, IL, 2000
New England Writers’ Workshop, Simmons College, Boston, MA, 1998
Meacham Writers’ Conference Workshop, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1997
Available year-round for readings, lectures, master classes, and workshops throughout the state.
Fees:
Performance: $350 to $3000
Performance plus educational activities: $1500 to $4000
Technical requirements: For readings, I like a podium
Preferred audience: Adults
