David Schuman

Fiction Writer

St. Louis, MO

Missouri US

Author's Bio

I teach microfiction at Washington University where I am also the director of the MFA Program. I’m currently revising a collection of short stories entitled “Breeding Pair” while drafting a novel called “The Farmers Market.” I live with my wife and daughter in St. Louis, Missouri.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

Pushcart Prize Anthology (Pushcart Press, 2007)

You Have Time For This (Ooligan Press, 2007)

Journals:

American Short Fiction

Black Warrior Review

Carolina Quarterly

Conjunctions

CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action

Flash, The International Short-short Story Magazine

Joyland

Missouri Review

NANO Fiction

Sou'wester

Prizes won:

My story, "Stay" was a Pushcart Prize winner and was also selected as a distinguished story by Best American Short Stories. I've been awarded residencies at Blue Mountain Center and Grin City Collective. In 2010 I received a St. Louis Mastermind Award from the Riverfront Times.

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

New Brunswick

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Last update: Dec 04, 2013