Bret Anthony Johnston is an American

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. He wrote the novel ''Remember Me Like This'' and the story collection, ''Corpus Christi: Stories''. He is also the editor of the non-fiction work, ''Naming the World and Other Exercises for the Creative Writer''. He won the 2017

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Career

Johnston is a graduate of

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and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He was the recipient of a

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Literature Fellowship. His work has appeared in ''The Atlantic'', ''

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, and in short story anthologies. Johnston teaches fiction writing at Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin. Johnston is the author of the novels ''Remember Me Like This'' and ''Corpus Christi: Stories''. In 2012, ''Waiting for Lightning'' premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and was released by

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Awards and honors

*2006

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named a 5 under 35 *2017 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award winner for ''Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses''

Works

*''Corpus Christi: Stories'' (2004) *''Naming the World and Other Exercises for the Creative Writer'' (editor) (2008) *''Waiting for Lightning'' (screenwriter) (2012) * ''Remember Me Like This'' (2014)

References

External links

Official Bret Anthony Johnston website
* 5 under 35: Laurie Ann Cedilnik interviews Bret Anthony Johnston & Mor
in ''Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts'' (23.1)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Bret Anthony Writers from Texas American short story writers University of Iowa alumni Harvard University faculty People from Corpus Christi, Texas Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Miami University alumni