| Debra Monroe | |
|---|---|
| Born | North Dakota |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Kansas State University; University of Utah |
| Occupation | Author and Professor |
| Website | |
| www.debramonroe.net | |
Debra Monroe is an American novelist and short story writer. She has been nominated for the National Book Award twice and is a winner of the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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Monroe was born in North Dakota but spent the majority of her early life in Wisconsin. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, and she later attended Kansas State University where she received her master's degree. She completed her doctoral degree at the University of Utah. Monroe has previously taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro[1] and currently teaches at Texas State University–San Marcos.[2] She lives in Austin, Texas.[3]
Monroe's work has been well-received and widely published, appearing in several literary journals including Prairie Schooner,[4] and Callaloo.[5] Reviews have been generally positive. Jonis Agee has said that Monroe's "prose shimmers like a jazz solo, full of sass and danger." Antonya Nelson writes that Monroe's "characters, like her prose, have hard edges. They also have big hearts, dark humor, and purely unique ways of opening themselves up for our inspection." Her work has been included in Elle's top ten list, in Vanity Fair's hot picks, and was chosen as recommended reading by O, Oprah Winfrey's magazine.[6] Monroe has garnered praise from several other publications including the Houston Chronicle, Salon.com, People Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and others.[7][8]