Eula Biss
Encyclopedia
Eula Biss is an American non-fiction writer.
She won the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Rona Jaffe Writers' Award, the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award
.
She is a Guggenheim Fellow.
She is an editor at Essay Press.
, Biss moved to New York City.
She taught in public schools where her experiences profoundly influenced her writing.
In 2003, she moved to Iowa City, where she went on to complete her MFA in the University of Iowa
's Nonfiction Writing Program.
She teaches at Northwestern University
.
She lives in Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois,
She is married to John Bresland, and they have a son, Juneau.
She won the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Rona Jaffe Writers' Award, the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
.
She is a Guggenheim Fellow.
She is an editor at Essay Press.
Personal life
After earning a bachelor's degree in non-fiction writing from Hampshire CollegeHampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
, Biss moved to New York City.
She taught in public schools where her experiences profoundly influenced her writing.
In 2003, she moved to Iowa City, where she went on to complete her MFA in the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
's Nonfiction Writing Program.
She teaches at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
She lives in Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois,
She is married to John Bresland, and they have a son, Juneau.