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Brad Barkley, a native of North Carolina, is the author of the novel, ''Money, Love'' (Norton), a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a "BookSense 76" choice. ''Money, Love'' was named one of the best books of 2000 by the ''Washington'' ''Post'' and the ''Library'' ''Journal''. Brad was named one of the “Breakthrough Writers You Need To Know” by ''Book Magazine''. His novel ''Alison's Automotive Repair Manual'' (St. Martin’s) was also a "BookSense 76" selection. He has published two collections of short stories, ''Circle View'' (SMU Press) and ''Another Perfect Catastrophe'' (St. Martin’s). His short fiction has appeared in nearly thirty magazines, including ''Southern Review'', ''Georgia Review'', the ''Oxford American'', ''Glimmer Train'', ''Book Magazine,'' and the ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', which twice awarded him the Emily Balch Prize for Best Fiction. His work has been anthologized in ''New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2002''. His first YA novel, ''Scrambled Eggs At Midnight'', co-authored with Heather Hepler, was published in May 2006 by Penguin, and was a summer 2006 “Booksense 76” choice. His second YA novel, ''Dream Factory'', published in spring 2007, was also “BookSense 76” selection, a Library Guild “Book of the Month, pick” and was voted the Texas Institute of Arts and Letters “Best Young Adult Book” for 2007. Their most recent title, ''Jars of Glass'', was recently published by Dutton-Penguin. He has received four Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, and a creative writing fellowship from the
Barkley's website
Barkley at Macmillan Books website
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Brad Barkley, a native of North Carolina, is the author of the novel, ''Money, Love'' (Norton), a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a "BookSense 76" choice. ''Money, Love'' was named one of the best books of 2000 by the ''Washington'' ''Post'' and the ''Library'' ''Journal''. Brad was named one of the “Breakthrough Writers You Need To Know” by ''Book Magazine''. His novel ''Alison's Automotive Repair Manual'' (St. Martin’s) was also a "BookSense 76" selection. He has published two collections of short stories, ''Circle View'' (SMU Press) and ''Another Perfect Catastrophe'' (St. Martin’s). His short fiction has appeared in nearly thirty magazines, including ''Southern Review'', ''Georgia Review'', the ''Oxford American'', ''Glimmer Train'', ''Book Magazine,'' and the ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', which twice awarded him the Emily Balch Prize for Best Fiction. His work has been anthologized in ''New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2002''. His first YA novel, ''Scrambled Eggs At Midnight'', co-authored with Heather Hepler, was published in May 2006 by Penguin, and was a summer 2006 “Booksense 76” choice. His second YA novel, ''Dream Factory'', published in spring 2007, was also “BookSense 76” selection, a Library Guild “Book of the Month, pick” and was voted the Texas Institute of Arts and Letters “Best Young Adult Book” for 2007. Their most recent title, ''Jars of Glass'', was recently published by Dutton-Penguin. He has received four Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, and a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...
. He is the author of the novels ''Money, Love'' (Norton) and ''Alison's Automotive Repair Manual'' (St. Martins), as well as two short-story collections and three Young Adult novels. His short fiction has appeared in such magazines as ''Glimmer Train
''Glimmer Train'' was an American short story literary journal. It was published quarterly, accepting works primarily from emerging writers. Stories published in ''Glimmer Train'' were listed in ''The Best American Short Stories'', as well as appe ...
'', the ''Southern Review
''The Southern Review'' is a quarterly literary magazine that was established by Robert Penn Warren in 1935 at the behest of Charles W. Pipkin and funded by Huey Long as a part of his investment in Louisiana State University. It publishes ficti ...
'', and ''The 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 ...
''.
Bibliography
* *'' Alison's Automotive Repair Manual'' St. Martins. 2003. *''Another Perfect Catastrophe and Other Stories.'' St. Martins-Thomas Dunne''.'' 2004. * * *Notes
External links
Barkley's website
Barkley at Macmillan Books website
University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni University of Arkansas alumni Frostburg State University faculty Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-fiction-writer-stub