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John Lewis Englehardt III (born May 23, 1987) is an American fiction writer and educator. His
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is ''Bloomland''.


Life and career

Englehardt earned a BA in
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from
Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad ...
and a MFA from the
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. Englehardt taught English composition and
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classes at the
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while completing his MFA. After completing his MFA, Englehardt worked as a
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at Pacifica Literary Review, and was selected as a 2015 Made at Hugo House Fellow. His debut novel ''Bloomland'' was published by
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in 2019. His writing has appeared in
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, The Stranger, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Monkeybicycle, and The Seattle Review of Books, among other
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. Englehardt currently teaches writing classes at Hugo House, a Seattle-based
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writing center.


Critical reception

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'' describes ''Bloomland'' as "Hugely important, hauntingly brutal" and states, "Englehardt has just announced himself as one of America’s most talented emerging writers." Kristen Millares Young of ''
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'' writes, "“Bloomland” juxtaposes the proximate with the predator, intermingling their perspectives until the flickering becomes a bloody tapestry of our beleaguered nation." In ''
The Literary Review ''The Literary Review'' is an American literary magazine founded in 1957. Publication was suspended in 2022, and the website notes: "Given the extenuating circumstances and the impact of Covid-19 on institutions of higher education, we do not ...
'', Jeff Bursey states, "writing a relatively non-polemical debut novel about a student who shoots others at his campus would be difficult to do, but John Englehardt, in Bloomland, has achieved this feat." ''
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'' describes the novel as "potent" and states, "Englehardt’s debut poses timely, difficult questions."


Honors and awards

* 2012 A&P Winter Fiction Contest, ''The Stranger'' * 2014 Wabash Prize for Fiction, ''
Sycamore Review ''Sycamore Review'' is an American literary magazine based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Each year, it awards Wabash Prizes for fiction and poetry. Henry Hughes was its first editor-in-chief, from 1988 to 1991. See also *Li ...
'' * 2018 Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction * 2020 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award


Works


Novel

* ''Bloomland'' (2019)


Short fiction

* Englehardt, John. (Dec. 5, 2012). "Gingrich". ''The Stranger'' * Englehardt, John. (Dec. 16, 2013). "Kentbrook! Kentbrook! Kentbrook!" ''Monkey Bicycle'' * Englehardt, John. (Jul. 8, 2018) "From the Void I Saw Your Face" ''Vol. 1 Brooklyn''


Personal life

Englehardt married his partner, Katharine Toombs, in March 2017. He currently resides in Seattle.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Englehardt, John 1987 births Living people American writers People from Fort Hood Seattle University alumni University of Arkansas alumni Writers from Seattle