Manuel Muñoz (writer)
Encyclopedia
Manuel Muñoz is an American short story writer.
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He graduated from Harvard University
and Cornell University
with an MFA.
He teaches at the University of Arizona
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His work appeared in the New York Times, Rush Hour, Swink, Epoch, Glimmer Train, Edinburgh Review, and Boston Review.
He lives in Tucson.
In England on a book tour in 2011, Muñoz was in Tottenham delivering a talk entitled "Writing While Arizonan," and was caught up in the Tottenham Riots along with many others including the musician Mark Morrison
. Like Morrison, Muñoz angrily denied taking part, but unlike Morrison, he was not convicted.
Life
He grew up in Dinuba, CaliforniaDinuba, California
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the United States Census Bureau...
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He graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
with an MFA.
He teaches at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
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His work appeared in the New York Times, Rush Hour, Swink, Epoch, Glimmer Train, Edinburgh Review, and Boston Review.
He lives in Tucson.
In England on a book tour in 2011, Muñoz was in Tottenham delivering a talk entitled "Writing While Arizonan," and was caught up in the Tottenham Riots along with many others including the musician Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison is a British R&B singer. He was the most successful UK R&B singer of the mid-90s and the first black male solo artist to reach number one in the 90s. His single "Return of the Mack" became a #1 or Top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996...
. Like Morrison, Muñoz angrily denied taking part, but unlike Morrison, he was not convicted.
Awards
- 2007 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award shortlisted
- 2008 Whiting Writers' AwardWhiting Writers' AwardThe Whiting Writers' Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. As of 2007, winners receive US $50,000.-External links:**...
- 2009 PEN/O. Henry Award for his story "Tell Him About Brother John."
- 2006 National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship - New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship