Courtney McDermott

Fiction Writer

Medford, MA
Massachusetts US
Email: 
courtmcdermott@gmail.com
Website: 
www.courtneymcdermott.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://twitter.com/courtmcdermott

Author's Bio

Courtney McDermott earned her BA in English from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame. Her debut collection of short stories, How They Spend Their Sundays (Whitepoint Press 2013) was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Award and The Story Prize. A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer in the country of Lesotho, she now teaches online in Southern New Hampshire University's Master's in English-Creative Writing Program.

Education: 
University of Notre Dame MFA

Publications & Prizes

Book:
How They Spend Their Sundays (Whitepoint Press, 2013)
Journals:
A3 Review
,
Berkeley Fiction Review
,
Emerge Literary Journal
,
First Line
,
Found Press Quarterly
,
Nassau Review
,
Prism Review
,
Sliver of Stone
,
The Bookends Review
,
The Daily Palette
,
Third Wednesday
Prizes won: 
  • Winner of 2019 Prism Review Short Story Contest (2019)
  • Winner of WOW! Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest (Spring 2018)
  • Honorable Mention, Poetry Matters Project (2018)
  • "The Rib Strangler," nominated for a Pushcart Prize (2017)
  • "Baby Pie," nominated for a Pushcart Prize (2015)
  • How They Spend Their Sundays, nominated for The Story Prize (2014)
  • How They Spend Their Sundays, nominated for PEN/Hemingway Award (2014)
  • Mitchell Award for Distinguished Achievement in Creative Writing, Notre Dame (2011)
  • Finalist, Orlando Prize in Short Fiction, A Room of Her Own Foundation (2010)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New Hampton
Raised in: 
New Hampton, IA
Iowa
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Last update: Oct 17, 2019