Debra Monroe
Debra Monroe | |
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![]() Debra Monroe at the 2010 Texas Book Festival. | |
Born | Aberdeen, South 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, short story writer, poet, and essayist. She has written five books, including two story collections, two novels, and a memoir.[1] Monroe has been twice nominated for the National Book Award,[2] is a winner of the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction,[3] and was cited on several "10 Best Books" lists for her nationally-acclaimed memoir, On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain.[4][5][6][7][8]
As a Professor of English at Texas State University–San Marcos, Monroe has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012.[9]
Early Life and Education
Monroe was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota and grew up in Spooner, Wisconsin. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, her Master of Arts degree from Kansas State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Utah. Monroe has previously taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro[10] and currently teaches at Texas State University–San Marcos.[11] She lives in Austin, Texas.[12]
Reception
Monroe's work has been well received and widely published, appearing in several literary journals including Prairie Schooner,[13] and Callaloo.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17]
Awards
- 1990 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
- Two National Book Award nominations
- John Gardner Fellowship
Works
- The Source of Trouble. Simon & Schuster. 1995. ISBN 978-0-671-89716-1.
- A Wild, Cold State. Simon & Schuster. 1995. ISBN 978-0-671-89717-8.
- Newfangled. Simon & Schuster. 1998. ISBN 978-0-684-81905-1.
- Shambles: a novel. Southern Methodist University Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-87074-486-0.
- On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain. Southern Methodist University Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-87074-560-7.
References
- ↑ http://debramonroe.net/
- ↑ http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1998-08-28/523843/
- ↑ http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/series/foc_winners
- ↑ http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/article/Literature-fans-win-big-in-2010-918121.php#page-3
- ↑ Southern Favorites of 2010, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor’s Picks, 2010.
- ↑ Best Books 2010, Southern Living, 2010.
- ↑ http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/Year-s-Best-Reading-2010-Editor-s-Picks/ba-p/3773
- ↑ http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Books-You-Cant-Put-Down-Reviews-and-Reading-Guides
- ↑ http://www.liberalarts.txstate.edu/faculty/honors-awards/facultyawards2012.html
- ↑ http://www.engl.unt.edu/calendar/visitwriter.htm
- ↑ http://www.lib.odu.edu/litfest/22nd/monroe.html
- ↑ http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/monroe.htm
- ↑ http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/prairie_schooner/v077/77.2monroe.pdf
- ↑ http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/callaloo/summary/v032/32.2.monroe.html
- ↑ http://debramonroe.net/
- ↑ http://debramonroe.net/a-wild-cold-state/
- ↑ http://debramonroe.net/on-the-outskirts-of-normal-forging-a-family-against-the-grain/
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