Steve Heller (fiction)
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Steve Heller is the American
award-winning author of The Automotive History of Lucky Kellerman.
His novel The Automotive History of Lucky Kellerman was a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. His writings have earned a National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship, two O. Henry
Awards (see http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0999/winnerslist.html. Currently the Chair, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program at Antioch University Los Angeles
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Grew up near Yukon, Oklahoma
. B.A. in English, M.S. in English Education from Oklahoma State University, M.F.A. in creative writing from Bowling Green State University
. Began teaching as an English instructor at Ponca City High School
. In 1990 he received the Kansas Literary Artists Fellowship in Fiction, and in 1996 the Kansas Governor's Arts Award.
United States
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award-winning author of The Automotive History of Lucky Kellerman.
His novel The Automotive History of Lucky Kellerman was a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. His writings have earned a National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The 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, two O. Henry
O. Henry
O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:...
Awards (see http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0999/winnerslist.html. Currently the Chair, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program at Antioch University Los Angeles
Antioch University Los Angeles
Antioch University Los Angeles is a small private liberal arts school currently located in Culver City, California. The school is a campus of Antioch University.-Background:Antioch College was founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio...
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Grew up near Yukon, Oklahoma
Yukon, Oklahoma
Yukon is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 22,709 at the 2010 census....
. B.A. in English, M.S. in English Education from Oklahoma State University, M.F.A. in creative writing from Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
. Began teaching as an English instructor at Ponca City High School
Ponca City High School
Ponca City High School is a public high school that serves 1,637 students in grades 9-12, located in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The current principal is Bo Hannaford.-References:...
. In 1990 he received the Kansas Literary Artists Fellowship in Fiction, and in 1996 the Kansas Governor's Arts Award.
Works
- The Man Who Drank A Thousand Beers, a collection, Chariton Review Press, 1984 ISBN 0-933428-03-0
- The Automotive History of Lucky Kellerman, Chelsea Green, 1987 ISBN 0-930031-09-1
- Father's Mechanical Universe, BkMk Press, 2001 ISBN 1-886157-32-4
- Walking Through the Moon: A Family Memoir, (in progress)