- Nick Arvin
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Nick Arvin is an American engineer and writer. Born in North Carolina, he was raised in Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan and Stanford University with degrees in mechanical engineering, and from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[1] He has worked in forensic engineering and accident reconstruction.
He has published two books: In the Electric Eden: Stories and Articles of War, the latter of which was listed by Esquire magazine as one of the best books of the year and was awarded the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Boyd Award from the American Library Association, and the Colorado Book Award. He is also the recipient of a Michener Fellowship and an Isherwood Foundation Grant.[2] He has also had work published in The New Yorker.[3] In 2008, Arvin was awarded a Literature Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado.[4]
References
- ^ Vidimos, Robin (2007-09-23). "Denver Post, "War, fate can be hard to tell apart," 9/21/2007-". http://www.denverpost.com/books/ci_6952781. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ http://www.nea.gov/features/Writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=08_30
- ^ "The New Yorker, "Along the Highways," 5/9/2005-". http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/05/09/050509fi_fiction. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ http://www.nea.gov/features/Writers/writersCMS/index_alpha.php?name=A
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