Susan Neville (born January 4, 1951
Indianapolis, Indiana) is a short story writer, essayist and professor, known for her work exploring Indiana and the Midwest.
Life
She graduated from
DePauw University in 1973.
In 1976, she graduated from
Bowling Green State University with an M.F.A. She taught at
St. Petersburg Junior College
St. Petersburg College (SPC) is a public college in Pinellas County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college," as it offers a greater number of bachelor's degrees th ...
,
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
, and
Indiana University East
Indiana University East (IU East) is a public university in Richmond, Indiana, a regional campus of Indiana University that serves the eastern Indiana and western Ohio area. Established in 1971 by the Indiana University Board of Trustees, IU East ...
. She teaches at
Butler University and the Warren Wilson Program for Writers in North Caroline.
She lives in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Awards
* Two
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships
* Richard Sullivan prize for ''In the House of Blue Lights''
* 1984
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for ''The Invention of Flight''
* Winner of the 2019 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Innovative Fiction from Fiction Collective 2 for ''The Town of Whispering Dolls''
Works
Short Story Collections
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1951 births
DePauw University alumni
Bowling Green State University alumni
Ball State University faculty
Butler University faculty
Living people