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Lawrence Coates [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Bowling Green, OH
Ohio US
Email: 
coatesl@bgsu.edu
Bio: 

Lawrence Coates has published five books of fiction, most recently a novel, "The Goodbye House," and a novella, "Camp Olvido." He teaches Creative Writing at Bowling Green State University.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
French
Spanish
Twitter/X: 
@LawrenceWCoates
Born in: 
Berkeley
Raised in: 
El Cerrito, CA
California
Website: 
https://www.lawrencecoates.com [2]
Prizes won: 

National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in Fiction. Western States Book Award in Fiction. Selected for the Barnes and Noble 'Discover Great New Writers' program. Miami University Novella Prize. The Barthelme Prize in Short Prose. Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.  Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Prize for the Novella.

Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Veterans

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