David Shields [1]
Listed as:
Fiction Writer

Public address:
Seattle,
WA
Washington US
Email:
dshields@davidshields.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
Born in:
Los Angeles
Raised in:
San Francisco,
CA
Website:
Prizes won:
The Thing About Life Is That One Day You’ll Be Dead named one of the best books of the year by Amazon, Artforum, Salon, TimeOut Chicago, and Seattle Times, 2008
Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award, for Black Planet, 2000
Finalist, PEN USA Award, for Black Planet, 2000
Washington State Governor’s Writers Award, for Dead Languages, 1990
PEN Syndicated Fiction winner, 1988, 1985
What I'm reading now:
Elizabeth Costello by
The Last Novel by
The Pharmacist's Mate by
The Smoking Diaries by
Shuffle by
Identifies as:
Jewish
Prefers to work with:
Adults