Blake Kimzey

Author's Bio

Blake Kimzey is a student in the MFA Fiction Program at the University of California, Irvine, where he also teaches a course on Parody & Satire. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and received a scholarship from the Vermont Studio Center. His fiction has been broadcast on NPR and published in Australia, England, France, and North America, and Blake is at work on a collection of stories and a picaresque novel.

Publications and Prizes

Chapbooks:

Up and Away (Rust Belt Bindery, 2012)

Journals:

Copperfield Review, Dark Sky Magazine, Keyhole Magazine, Monkeybicycle, Pank, Quay: A Journal of the Arts , Red Line Blues, Short FICTION (England), The Lifted Brow (Australia), The Los Angeles Review, Untitled Books

Prizes:

2012 Pushcart Prize Nominee; Finalist, Arthur Edelstein Prize for Short Fiction; Scholarship, Vermont Studio Center

Blake Kimzey Resume

Personal Favorites

Favorite Authors:

Thomas Berger, George Saunders, John Kennedy Toole, Joesph Heller, Russel Banks

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Listing last updated: May 8, 2012

More Information

Listed as:

Fiction Writer

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Identifies as:

European American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Plano, TX

Raised in:

Prosper, TX

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