Louise A. Blum

352 East Second Street

Corning, NY 14830

Phone:

570-662-4597

E-mail:

Author's Bio

I am a novelist, short story writer, essayist & kayaker currently working on a YA novel called about the ruinous effects of fracking on a small town in rural PA. I live in Corning, NY & teach LGBT lit, protest lit, graphic novel, disaster lit, YA dystopian lit, & fiction writing to first generation college students at a small & severely resource-deprived state university in the not-very-education-friendly region of north central PA. I’ve given readings & taught workshops across the country. My work has been nominated for a Pushcart & I’ve received residencies at the MacDowell Colony, the Millay Colony, & at Norcroft.

Publications and Prizes

Prizes Won:

My memoir, YOU’RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE, ARE YOU?, was named an Honor Book by the LGBT Round Table of the ALA, and my first novel, AMNESTY, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Best Lesbian Fiction. My story "Killing My Father's Cat" (Cream City Review) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

More Information

Listed as:

Fiction Writer

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

G/L/B/T

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Painesville

Raised in:

Chardon, OH

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Last updated: Feb 18, 2015