Jonathan Blum (writer)

Jonathan Blum is an American writer. He was born in Philadelphia on June 3, 1967, grew up in Miami, Florida and currently lives in Los Angeles.[1] Blum graduated from UCLA and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is the author of Last Word,[2][3] a novella, named one of 2013's "best books to give as gifts" by Iowa Public Radio.[1][4][5]

Blum has published short stories, essays, poems, and a novella, Last Word.[1] Last Word, brought out by independent publishing house Rescue Press,[6] won critical notice from such journals as The Iowa Review, Heavy Feather Review,[7] and Pank.[8] It was also reviewed in the Jewish Book Council book review [9] and by The Writing University[10] In November 2013, Last Word was an Editor's Pick at NewPages. Last Word was also on the Small Press Distribution fiction best seller list for six months, November 2013 - April 2014.

Blum's short stories have been published in Zaum: The Literary Journal of Sonoma State University, Playboy, Northwest Review, Other Voices, New York Stories, Gulf Coast, and Green Mountains Review.

Blum has taught fiction writing at The University of Iowa and at Drew University.[3][11]

Awards

Blum has won the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship literary award,[5] the Playboy Magazine College Fiction Contest,[12] and a Helene Wurlitzer Foundation fellowship.[5]

The personal essay "May Be Habit Forming" was a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2000, edited by Robert Atwan and Alan Lightman.

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lieberman, Randall (20 January 2014). "Author to discuss book at B'nai Aviv". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Wayne, Teddy (7 January 2014). "Interview With Jonathan Blum, Author of Last Word". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Meet The Nationally Acclaimed Jonathan Blum, Author Of "Last Word"". Atlanta Jewish Times. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Nebbe, Charity (25 November 2013). "2013 Book Gift List". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jonathan Blum, instructor, ISWF". http://www.iowasummerwritingfestival.org''. Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan blum". rescuepress.co. Rescue Press. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Feather, Heavy (20 May 2014). "Last Word, by Jonathan Blum". Heavy Feather Review. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Clark, Jonathan Russell (21 October 2014). "Last Word by Jonathan Blum". Pank. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Wendt, Jamie. "Last Word, Jonathan Blum". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Callahan, Hope (16 June 2014). "At the Reading: Jonathan Blum". The Writing University. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Authors - Jonathan Blum". Rescue Press. Rescue Press. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "UI in the News". University News Services. 21 December 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Margolis, Amy (11 October 2013). "Interview" (91). the lit show. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Martin, Rachel (6 February 2014). "Jonathan Blum: Last Word. Weekend Edition Sunday". KCRW. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jonathan Blum reading, Live from Prairie Lights". Prairie Lights. Retrieved 29 March 2015.