Kyle Minor

Author's Bio

Kyle Minor is the author of In the Devil's Territory, a collection of stories and novellas, and co-editor of The Other Chekhov, a selection of the lesser-known stories of Anton Chekhov. His recent work appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2008, The Southern Review, The Gettysburg Review, and Random House's Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers.

Publications and Prizes

Books:

In the Devil's Territory (Dzanc Books, 2008)

Anthologies:

The Best American Mystery Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), Scoring from Second (University of Nebraska Press, 2007), Surreal South (Press 53, 2007), Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers (Random House, 2006)

Journals:

Carolina Quarterly, Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, Iowa Review, Mid-American Review, River Teeth, Southern Review

Prizes:

Best American Mystery Stories selection Random House's Best New Voices of 2006 The Columbus Dispatch's 20 Under 30 New Artists to Watch 3-time honoree in the annual Atlantic Monthly contest (in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) Tara M. Kroger Prize for Short Fiction Helen Earnhardt Harley Fellowship in Creative Writing Roorbach Prize for Creative Nonfiction Six Pushcart Prize nominations

Kyle Minor Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

American Pastoral by Philip Roth, End of I. by Stephen Dixon, The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat, The Old Forest by Peter Taylor, Open Secrets by Alice Munro

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Listing last updated: May 20, 2012

More Information

Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

West Palm Beach, FL

Raised in:

West Palm Beach, FL

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