Roger Pincus

Author's Bio

Roger Pincus's short stories appear in the publications listed below and elsewhere. He holds an MFA degree in fiction from George Mason University.

Publications and Prizes

Journals:

(Short) Fiction Collective, 5923 Quarterly, Best Fiction, Cave Scribbles, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Front Porch Review, Jelly Bucket, Kestrel, Pif Magazine, SNReview, Sou'wester, The Brooklyner, The Ranfurly Review, The South Carolina Review, Word Riot

Prizes:

Finalist, 2011 St. Lawrence Book Award, for short story collection, *Waking up in the Dark*; Short story, "Convenience," recognized in 2012 Best American Mystery Stories

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Back in the World by Tobias Wolff

Favorite Books:

David Bezmozgis, Natasha and Other Stories; John Biguenet, The Torturer's Apprentice; The Stories of John Cheever; Ernest Hemingway, The Complete Short Stories; Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn; Leonard Michaels, The Collected Stories; Flannery O'Connor, The Complete Stories; Philip Roth, Goodbye, Columbus; Jose Saramago, Blindness; Jose Saramago, The Double; Peter Taylor, The Collected Stories; Peter Taylor, The Old Forest and Other Stories

Favorite Authors:

David Bezmozgis, John Biguenet, T.C. Boyle, John Cheever, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Leonard Michaels, Flannery O'Connor, Jose Saramago, Gary Shteyngart, Peter Taylor, Jean Thompson

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Listing last updated: June 16, 2013

More Information

Listed as:

Fiction Writer

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

New York, NY

Raised in:

New York, NY

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