John William Holman (born 1951) is an American

short story writer A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

, and academic.

Life

Holman was born in

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...

. He graduated from the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

in 1973, from

North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from b ...

with an MA in 1977, and from the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

with a PhD in 1983. He teaches at

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...

. His work appeared in ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'', ''Crescent Review'', and ''

Mississippi Review The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to a ...

'', ''Appalachee Quarterly'', '' Carolina Quarterly'', ''

Oxford American The ''Oxford American'' is a quarterly magazine that focuses on the American South. First publication The magazine was begun in late 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi, by Marc Smirnoff (born July 11, 1963). The name "Oxford American" is a play on ''T ...

'', and ''Alabama Literary Review'',

Awards

* 1991

Whiting Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard E ...

Works

Books

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"Squabble," Reprinted from ''The New Yorker'', 28 December 1987
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"On Earth," Reprinted from ''The New Yorker'', 5 December 1988
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"Monroe's Wedding," Reprinted from ''The New Yorker'', 6 February 1989
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Anthologies

Stories

* "Scuff," ''Alabama Literary Quarterly'' 6.1 (Fall/Winter 1992): 41–48. * "Immaterial," ''Forum'' 27.2 (Fall/Winter 1993): 22–27http://dspace.nelson.usf.edu/xmlui/handle/10806/7262 ''Forum'' 27.2 Archival PDF
"Credentials," Fictionaut (originally published in '' Mississippi Review'')

References

External links

Profile at The Whiting Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holman, John American short story writers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni North Carolina Central University alumni University of Southern Mississippi alumni Georgia State University faculty Writers from North Carolina 1951 births Living people