Christopher Barzak

Christopher Barzak
Christopher Barzak, Kinsman, Ohio
Born	July 21, 1975 (1975-07-21) (age 36) Warren, Ohio
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, teacher
Nationality	American
Period	1999–present
Genres	Fiction, young-adult fiction, fantasy, general literature
Influences J.D. Salinger, Toni Morrison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jonathan Lethem, Jeanette Winterson, Sherwood Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, Carson McCullers, Haruki Murakami
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Christopher Barzak is an American author. He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet in 1999. In 2007 he published his debut novel, One for Sorrow, which has won the 2008 Crawford Award, and was a nominee for the 2008 Great Lakes Book Award as well as the Logo Channel's NewNowNext Award.^[1] His second novel, The Love We Share Without Knowing, was placed on the 2008 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List and was a 2009 Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. He has also worked as a teacher outside of Tokyo. Barzak holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Currently, he teaches fiction writing at Youngstown State University, in Youngstown, Ohio.^[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• One for Sorrow (novel). New York: Bantam, 2007.
• The Love We Share Without Knowing (novel). New York: Bantam, 2008.

As Editor

• Interfictions 2 (with Delia Sherman). Easthampton, MA: Small Beer Press, 2009.

References

1. ^ "Awards News: Crawford Fantasy Award Winner". Locus Online (Locus Publications). 2008-01-10. http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=440715&itemid=1684. Retrieved 2008-01-11. 
2. ^ Barzak, Christopher (2007-11-12). "Bio". Christopher Barzak's Meditations in an Emergency. http://christopherbarzak.wordpress.com/bio/. Retrieved 2008-01-11. 

External links

• Christopher Barzak's Blog
• Interview at Locus Online
• Christopher Barzak at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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Name	Barzak, Christopher
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Date of birth	1975-07-21
Place of birth	Warren, Ohio
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