Eric Borsuk

Creative Nonfiction Writer

New York City
US
Website: 
linktr.ee/ericborsuk

Author's Bio

Eric Borsuk is the author of American Animals, the memoir behind the acclaimed feature film of the same name. His reporting and essays on incarceration and reentry have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, The Marshall Project, VICE, and other outlets. His longform essay “Bidders of the Din” (also published as “The Art of Bidding”) received David Brooks’s Sidney Award and was selected for The Best American Essays.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Best American Essays 2023 (Mariner Books, 2023)
Book:
American Animals: A True Crime Memoir (Turner Publishing Company, 2020)
Journal:
Virginia Quarterly Review
Prizes won: 

The New York Times - The Sidney Awards 2022 - "The Art of Bidding, Or How I Survived Federal Prison" (The Marshall Project) | Longreads - Best of 2022 - "The Art of Bidding, Or How I Survived Federal Prison" (The Marshall Project) | The Best American Essays 2023, Edited by Robert Atwan & Vivian Gornick (Mariner, 2023) - "Bidders of the Din"

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Last update: Dec 09, 2025