David Crouse (born 1971 in
Boston, Massachusetts
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) is a short story writer and teacher. Crouse's work explores issues of identity and alienation, and his stories are populated with characters living on the fringes of American society. The
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction was awarded to him in 2005 for his first collection of short stories, ''
Copy Cats''. Published in 2008, his most recent collection of stories, ''
The Man Back There'', was awarded the
Mary McCarthy Prize.
He has been published extensively in the
literary journal circuit, with stories appearing in
The Greensboro Review,
Chelsea, Quarterly West, and The Beloit Fiction Journal. With a collection of three novellas entitled ''Continuity'' nearing completion, he has begun work on his first novel.
Having helped to establish a creative writing program at
Chester College of New England, a renowned liberal arts college located in
Chester, New Hampshire, Crouse returned to the
University of Alaska Fairbanks, which awarded him his
MFA in
Creative Writing in 1996. He continues to teach creative writing at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
He has written in the comic book genre, with his work appearing in ''The Darkhorse Book of the Dead'', (Darkhorse Comics).
Books by David Crouse
Copy Cats (2005)
The Man Back There (2008)
I'm Here: Alaska Stories (2023)
References
External links
David Crouse official site
''University of Alaska Fairbanks'' English Department’s official site''University of Washington'' English Department's official site
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1971 births
Writers from Boston
American short story writers
University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni
Living people