Michael Dahlie
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Michael Dahlie is an American novelist. He won a 2010 Whiting Writers' Award
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, and from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with an MA in European history and from Washington University in St. Louis
with an MFA in creative writing.
He was Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, at Butler University
.
His first novel, A Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living, won the 2009 PEN/Hemingway award.
His work has appeared in, Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review, and Tin House.
He lives in New York City
.
He is married to the novelist Allison Lynn
; they have one son.
Whiting Writers' Award
The 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:**...
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Life
He graduated from Colorado CollegeColorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
, and from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with an MA in European history and from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
with an MFA in creative writing.
He was Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, at Butler University
Butler University
Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
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His first novel, A Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living, won the 2009 PEN/Hemingway award.
His work has appeared in, Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review, and Tin House.
He lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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He is married to the novelist Allison Lynn
Allison Lynn
Allison Lynn is an America novelist. She is best known for Now You See It , which tells the story of an American woman's disappearance and her husband's search for her. The novel won the William Faulkner Award and the Bronx Chapter One Prize...
; they have one son.
External links
- http://michaeldahlie.com/
- http://thefanzine.com/articles/columns/276/talk_show_16_with_elizabeth_crane,_michael_dahlie,_tony_d'_souza,_and_salvatore_scibona