Patrick Hicks (born 1970

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) is an Irish-American novelist, poet, and Writer-in-Residence at

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Life

From

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, much of his fiction takes place in the Midwest, but his poetry often discusses his experiences in Northern Ireland, Germany, and Spain. Hicks is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland. He holds degrees from

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(Northern Ireland), and the

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(England). Patrick Hicks is the author of
The Commandant of Lubizec: A Novel of the Holocaust and Operation Reinhard
', which was published by Steerforth/Random House to critical and popular acclaim, and was one of only 20 books chosen for National Reading Group Month. He is also the author of eight poetry collections, including ''Library of the Mind'', ''Adoptable'', ''This London'', and ''Finding the Gossamer''-—his short story collection, ''The Collector of Names'', was published by Schaffner Press. His work has appeared in some of the most vital literary journals in America, including ''Ploughshares'', ''Glimmer Train'', ''The Missouri Review'', ''Alaska Quarterly Review'', ''Guernica'', ''Salon'', ''Huffington Post'', ''Prairie Schooner'',

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'', among many others. He has been nominated seven times for the

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

, he was recently a finalist for the High Plains Book Award, the Dzanc Short Story Collection Competition, the

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Novel Award, and the Steinberg Essay Prize from ''Fourth Genre''. He has twice been nominated for an

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. A winner of the ''Glimmer Train'' Fiction Award, he is also the recipient of a number of grants, including individual artist awards from the Bush Foundation, The Loft Literary Center, the South Dakota Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is the host and curator of the popular radio show,
Poetry from Studio 47
', which airs on affiliate NPR stations. He is the writer-in-residence at

as well as a faculty member at the masters in fine arts program at

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. After living in Europe for many years, he now lives in

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with his British wife and son, who was adopted from South Korea.

Works

Fiction

* ''In the Shadow of Dora: A Novel of the Holocaust and the Apollo Program'' (2020). * ''The Collector of Names: Stories'' (2015). * ''The Commandant of Lubizec: A Novel of the Holocaust and Operation Reinhard'' (2014).

Poetry

* ''Library of the Mind: New & Selected Poems'' (2019) * ''Adoptable'' (2014) * ''A Harvest of Words'', Editor (2010) * ''This London'' (2010). * ''Finding the Gossamer'' (2008) * ''The Kiss That Saved My Life'' (2007) * ''Traveling Through History'' (2005) * ''Draglines'' (2006) * ''Traveling Through History'' (2005)

Non-fiction

* ''City of Hustle: The Sioux Falls Anthology'' (2022) – co-edited with Jon Lauck and part of

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's "City Series" * ''Brian Moore and the Meaning of the Past'' (2007) – a critical retrospective of the work of Irish-Canadian novelist Brian Moore

References

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