Michael Dahlie (born 1970) is an American
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 ...
. He won a 2010
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 ...
.
Life
He graduated from
Colorado College, and from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison with an MA in European history and from
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...
with an MFA in creative writing.
He was Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, at
Butler University.
His
first novel, ''A Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living'', won the 2009 PEN/Hemingway award. His second book, ''The Best of Youth'', was published in 2013 by
WW Norton
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.
His work has appeared in, ''Ploughshares'', ''The Kenyon Review'', and ''Tin House.''
He lives in
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
.
He is married to the novelist
Allison Lynn
Allison Lynn (born 1971) is an American novelist. She is best known for ''Now You See It'' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), which tells the story of an American woman's disappearance and her husband's search for her. The novel won the William Faulkner ...
; they have one son.
Works
Novels
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Short stories
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References
External links
*http://michaeldahlie.com/
Profile at The Whiting Foundation*http://thefanzine.com/articles/columns/276/talk_show_16_with_elizabeth_crane,_michael_dahlie,_tony_d'_souza,_and_salvatore_scibona
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1970 births
Living people
21st-century American novelists
Colorado College alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
Writers from New York City
Place of birth missing (living people)
Writers from Indianapolis
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winners
American male novelists
Novelists from Indiana
Novelists from New York (state)
21st-century American male writers