Kyle Minor (born 1976) is an American writer. Born and raised in
West Palm Beach, Florida
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, Minor lived in Ohio and
Kentucky
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before settling in Indiana. He studied writing at
Ohio State University
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, where he was a three-time honoree in ''
The Atlantic Monthly
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It was founded in 1857 ...
'' Student Writing Awards and a winner of the 2012
Iowa Review Prize for Short Fiction and
Random House
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's Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers contest, and at the
Iowa Writers' Workshop
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, where he reported on the
2012 United States presidential election
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for ''
Esquire
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''.
His debut collection of short fiction, ''In the Devil's Territory'', which was described as being about how "personal secrets always exact a terrible price" in a review at the Boston Phoenix, included the novella ''A Day Meant to Do Less,'' which was chosen by
George Pelecanos
George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author, producer and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently co ...
for
Houghton Mifflin
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's ''Best American Mystery Stories 2008'' anthology. His stories and essays also appear in literary journals including ''
Esquire
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'', ''
Southern Review'', ''
Gettysburg Review'', and ''
Gulf Coast
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'', and in 2013/14 he wrote a biweekly column for
Salon.com
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. His second collection of short fiction, ''
Praying Drunk'', was called an "often dazzling, emotional, funny, captivating puzzle" by ''
Publishers Weekly
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''. In January 2015, it was awarded The
Story Prize
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Spotlight Award, which honors a short story collection worthy of additional attention.
Minor has written about driving for
Uber
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following a film deal that fell through.
Bibliography
*''
Praying Drunk'' (short fiction,
Sarabande Books
Sarabande Books is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1994. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with an office in New York City. Sarabande publishes contemporary poetry and nonfiction. Sarabande is a literary press whos ...
, 2014)
*''In the Devil's Territory'' (short fiction,
Dzanc Books
Dzanc Books is an American independent press book publisher. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) private foundation. Michelle Dotter is publisher and editor-in-chief.
Background
Dzanc Books was founded in 2006 by Steven Gillis, a lawyer turned novelis ...
, 2008)
References
External links
Official Web Site* Kyle Minor's essa
"The Question of Where We Begin" in ''Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts'' (23.1)
American short story writers
Writers from Florida
Writers from Ohio
1976 births
Living people
Ohio State University alumni
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