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Matt Bell (born 1980) is an American writer. He is the author of ''Appleseed'' (2021), ''How They Were Found'' (2010) and ''Cataclysm Baby'' (2012). He received his BA from
Oakland University Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...
and his MFA from
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...
. In 2012, he took a position as an assistant professor in the English department at
Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University (Northern Michigan, Northern or NMU) is a public university in Marquette, Michigan. It was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School. In 1963, the state designated Northern a uni ...
, and currently teaches in the English department at
Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
. Bell is the senior editor at
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, as well as the founding editor of ''The Collagist,'' a monthly online literary magazine. His short fiction has also appeared in numerous literary magazines, including '' Conjunctions'', ''
Hayden's Ferry Review ''Hayden's Ferry Review'' is a literary magazine published biannually by Arizona State University (ASU). The magazine was established in 1986 and is headquartered in the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU. It also manages a bl ...
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'', ''Willow Springs'', ''Unsaid'', and ''
American Short Fiction ''American Short Fiction'' is a nationally circulated literary magazine founded in 1991 and based in Austin, Texas. Issued triannually, ''American Short Fiction'' publishes short fiction, novel excerpts, an occasional novella, and strives to publis ...
''. His stories have been anthologized in ''
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'', '' Best American Fantasy'', and '' 30 Under 30: an Anthology of Innovative Fiction by Younger Writers''.


Reception

''How They Were Found'' was reviewed favorably in '' The Believer'', ''
American Book Review ''American Book Review'' is a literary journal operating out of the University of Houston-Victoria. Their mission statement is to “specialize in reviews of frequently neglected published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural critici ...
,'' and ''
The Rumpus ''The Rumpus'' is an online literary magazine launched on January 20, 2009. The site features interviews, book reviews, essays, comics, and critiques of creative culture as well as original fiction and poetry. The site runs two subscription-base ...
''. At ''HTMLGiant'',
Kyle Minor Kyle Minor (born 1976) is an American writer. Born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, Minor lived in Ohio and Kentucky before settling in Indiana. He studied writing at Ohio State University, where he was a three-time honoree in ''The Atlantic ...
wrote that "Matt Bell has built a national reputation on his own terms, completely outside the support system of New York publishing, on the strength of his stories and novellas, which are wholly original and singularly his own. He is that rare sort of writer whose work the reader would recognize even if were published anonymously. It is formally daring, high-stakes, languaged-up stuff, and (lucky us!), the best of it has finally been collected at book length." ''Cleveland Review of Books'' reviewed ''Appleseed: A Novel,'' calling Bell's prose "visceral and sensuous" as it explored humanity's "narrow, immediate, and self-serving worldview."


Bibliography

*''How They Were Found'' (short fiction) (Keyhole Press, 2010) *''Cataclysm Baby'' (Mud Luscious Press, 2012) *''In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods '' (
Soho Press Soho Press is a New York City-based publisher founded by Juris Jurjevics and Laura Hruska in 1986 and currently headed by Bronwen Hruska. It specializes in literary fiction and international crime series. Other works include published by it inclu ...
, 2013) *''Baldur's Gate II'' (
Boss Fight Books Boss Fight Books is a Los Angeles-based book publisher and its eponymous series of books about video games. Similar to the style of 33⅓, a series of books about individual record albums, each book focuses solely on one video game. The compan ...
, 2015) *''Scrapper'' (Soho Press, 2015) *''A Tree or a Person or a Wall'' (Soho Press, 2016) *''Appleseed: A Novel'' (2021)


References


External links


Official Website


* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110704053312/http://www.conjunctions.com/archives/c53-mb.htm "His Last Great Gift," a short story published in ''Conjunctions''
Interview with author at ''Tin House''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Matt Living people American male writers 1980 births Bowling Green State University alumni Northern Michigan University faculty