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Patrick Ryan Born 1965
Washington, D.C., United StatesOccupation short story writer, novelist Nationality American Patrick Eugene Ryan (born 1965), who has also written under the name P. E. Ryan, is an American novelist and short story writer. His previous novel, 2009's In Mike We Trust, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist for LGBT Children's/Young Adult literature,[1] and was named by Booklist to its Rainbow List 2010 (bibliography of young adult books which include significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning content).[2]
Patrick Ryan was born in Washington, D.C., in 1965 and raised in Florida.[3][4] He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University and his Master of Fine Arts in 1990 from the Writing Program at Bowling Green State University.[4][5] He wrote short stories for about 10 years prior to the publication of his first novel.[5] His stories have been published in Denver Quarterly, The Iowa Review, The Nebraska Review, One Story, Ontario Review, The Yale Review, and other journals.[4] His story "Getting Heavy With Fate" received the 2005 Smart Family Foundation Award for Fiction.[4] His story "So Much for Artemis" earned him a National Endowment for the Arts in Fiction[citation needed] and was included in The Best American Short Stories 2006.[citation needed]
His first novel was Send Me, a novel for adults that looks at three decades in the life of a dysfunctional family.[3][6] Send Me is written as a series of stand-alone short stories told out of chronological order. The stories interweave to create a puzzle effect. Each story reveals information the way clues in a mystery novel do. This forms a narrative as it creates a portrait of the Kerrigan family. The character of Joe Kerrigan is loosely autobiographical.[7]
Celebrated author Edmund White compared Ryan's writing to that of John Cheever.[8] Author Ann Patchett chose the third chapter of the book (which had previously appeared in the literary magazine One Story) for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories 2006, an anthology of short stories.[8][9] The Bay Area Reporter called Send Me "a masterfully eventful novel...",[10] while a reviewer at the Seattle Times said it was "a meticulously crafted, immensely satisfying piece of work."[11]
Ryan followed up in 2008 with the young adult novel Saints of Augustine.[7][9] Two best teenage friends, one gay and one not, struggle with family issues, drug abuse, divorce, dating, and a rupture in their friendship. In 2009, he published a second young adult novel, In Mike We Trust, which examines a young man's relationship with his hip, cool, confident con artist uncle as the older man attempts to lure him into a life of crime.
His most recent novel is 2011's Gemini Bites. Gemini Bites explores the world of a pair of twins in competition for the affections of a goth outsider.
Ryan is also an editor at GRANTA.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Gonzalez, Antonio. "Finalists Announced for the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards." Lambda Literary Foundation. March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rainbow List 2010." Booklist. March 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Thomson, David. "Cool, Ironic Debut Novel, Herald of a Real Career." New York Observer. February 13, 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Ryan." Writer's Corner. National Endowment for the Arts. No date. Accessed 2010-05-08.
- ^ a b Barnes, Renee. "Patrick Ryan Author Interview." Another Day in the Life of a Nut. June 19, 2006. Accessed 2010-05-08.
- ^ Isaac, Sara. "Family Drama Is Special Delivery." Orlando Sentinel. February 19, 2006.
- ^ a b "Interview with Patrick Ryan/P.E. Ryan, the Author of Saints of Augustine and Send Me." Ready When You Are, C.B. December 23, 2008.
- ^ a b White, Edmund. "The New Gay Fiction." Village Voice. June 21, 2006.
- ^ a b "Interview with Patrick Ryan/P.E. Ryan." Band of Thebes. March 26, 2009.
- ^ Piechota, Jim. "Reconcilable Differences." Bay Area Reporter. September 25, 2008.
- ^ Upchurch, Michael. "Deconstructing the Family." Seattle Times. April 9, 2006.
Categories:- 1966 births
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- American short story writers
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Living people
- Writers from Washington, D.C.
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