Doug Dorst is an American novelist, short story writer, and creative writing instructor. Dorst is a graduate of the

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and the

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at Stanford University. He is the current director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Texas State University in San Marcos. Dorst is the author of the novel ''Alive in Necropolis'', a runner-up for the 2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, winner of the Emperor Norton Award, and San Francisco's 2009 One City One Book selection. His collection ''The Surf Guru'' (also on

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) was well-received and longlisted for the

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. October 2013 saw the release of ''S.'', a novel Dorst wrote in collaboration with '' Lost'' co-creator J. J. Abrams. Dorst was a three-time ''

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'' winner and competed in the

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Bibliography

* ''Alive in Necropolis'' * ''The Surf Guru'' * '' S.'' (with J. J. Abrams)

References

External links

Doug Dorst homepage

Doug Dorst reads at the Katherine Anne Porter House
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