Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel ''History of Wolves.''
Personal life
Fridlund grew up in
Edina, Minnesota
Edina ( , ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 18th most populous ci ...
.
She has a bachelor's degree from
Principia College
Principia College is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." Morgan wrote in her book, Education at the Principia that, "Alt ...
in
Illinois
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, an MFA in fiction from
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for George Washington, the university spans 355 acres across its Danforth ...
, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
.
She currently lives in New York. She is married, and has one child.
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Career
Fridlund is an assistant professor at Cornell University
Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...
in the Department of English.
Fridlund's debut novel, '' History of Wolves'', was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize
The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...
(one of six novels to be named to the shortlist) and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction
The Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction is an American literary award presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain ex ...
.
Her 2017 collection of short stories, ''Catapult'', won the Mary McCarthy Prize.
Her creative writing has appeared in many journals including ''New Orleans Review
''New Orleans Review'', founded in 1968, is a journal of contemporary literature and culture that publishes "poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, photography, film and book reviews" by established and emerging writers and artists. ''New Orleans Revi ...
'', '' Southwest Review'', ''Boston Review
''Boston Review'' is an American quarterly political and literary magazine. It publishes political, social, and historical analysis, literary and cultural criticism, book reviews, fiction, and poetry, both online and in print. Its signature form ...
'' and '' ZYZZYVA''.
Books
*''History of Wolves'' (Grove Atlantic, 2017)
References
External links
Official website
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1979 births
Living people
Novelists from Minnesota
American women novelists
Cornell University faculty
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
University of Southern California alumni
Principia College alumni