will allison
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i was born in columbia, south carolina, and now live with my wife and daughter in south orange, new jersey.
in between, i've lived in charlotte, cleveland, columbus, cincinnati, indianapolis, and elsewhere; taught creative writing
at the ohio state university, butler university, indiana university-purdue university at indianapolis, and ; and worked as executive editor
of ,
editor at large of ,
editor of ,
and as a freelance editor and writer. in 2011, i joined the staff of
as a contributing editor. i've also been on staff at
the and the
in brooklyn.
i received a b.a. in english and political science from case western reserve university as well as an m.a. in english and an m.f.a.
in creative writing from .
i'm the grateful recipient of grants, fellowships, and scholarships from the indiana arts commission, arts council of indianapolis,
ohio arts council, and the
(including a 1996 work-study scholarship and the 2008 allan collins fellowship in fiction). my first novel, what you have left,
was published in 2007 by free press, an imprint of simon & schuster. paperback and audio book editions were published in 2008.
a paperback reissue came out in april 2011. my second novel, the new york times bestseller long drive home, was published by free press in may 2011; the paperback is forthcoming in february 2012.
(thanks to kelly pfledderer and apparatus for hosting this site.)
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