Lee Martin

Fiction Writer

Columbus, OH
Ohio US
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Author's Bio

Lee Martin is the author of the novels, The Bright Forever, a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction; River of Heaven; Quakertown; Break the Skin; and Late One Night. He has also published three memoirs, From Our House, Turning Bones, and Such a Life. His first book was the short story collection, The Least You Need To Know. His most recent book is the short story collection, The Mutual UFO Network. He is the co-editor of Passing the Word: Writers on Their Mentors and the author of Telling Stories: The Craft of Narrative and the Writing Life. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in such places as Harper's, Ms., Creative Nonfiction, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, Fourth Genre, River Teeth, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, and Glimmer Train. He teaches in the MFA Program at The Ohio State University, where he was the winner of the 2006 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Late One Night (Dzanc Books, 2016)
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Break the Skin (Crown Publishers, 2011)
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River of Heaven (Crown Publishers, 2008)
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The Bright Forever (Crown Publishers, 2005)
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Turning Bones (University of Nebraska Press, 2003)
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Quakertown (Dutton, 2001)
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From Our House (Dutton, 2000)
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The Least You Need to Know (Sarabande Books, 1996)
Journals: ,
Glimmer Train
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Harper's
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Kenyon Review
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Ms.
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Prizes won: 

He is the winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council. He has also won a Lawrence Foundation Award and the Glenna Luschei Award.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Lawrenceville
Raised in: 
Sumner, IL
Illinois
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Last update: May 21, 2019