Susan Neville
| Born | January 4, 1951 Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | B.A.: DePauw University, M.F.A. Bowling Green State University |
| Notable works | In the House of Blue Lights, Invention of Flight |
| Notable awards | Richard Sullivan Prize, Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction |
| Spouse | Ken Neville |
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Susan Neville (born January 4, 1951, in
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.[1] In 1976, she graduated from
St. Petersburg Junior College, Ball State University, and Indiana University East. She teaches at Butler University and the Warren Wilson Program for Writers in North Caroline.[2]
She lives in
Indianapolis, Indiana.[3]
Awards
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- Two National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships for Creative Writing (1978 and 1988)[4]
- Richard Sullivan prize for In the House of Blue Lights
- 1984 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for The Invention of Flight[5]
- Winner of the 2019 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Innovative Fiction from Fiction Collective 2 for The Town of Whispering Dolls[6]
- Winner of the 2022 Indiana Authors Award for Fiction for The Town of Whispering Dolls[7]
Works
Short story collections
- The Invention of Flight, University of Georgia Press, 1984, ISBN 9780820307060
- In the House of Blue Lights, University of Notre Dame Press, 1998, ISBN 9780268011833
- The Town of Whispering Dolls, University of Alabama: Fiction Collective Two, 2020, ISBN 9781573661850
Nonfiction
- Indiana Winter, Indiana University Press, 1994, ISBN 9780253208798
- Falling Toward Grace: Images of Religion and Culture, Indiana University Press, 1998, ISBN 0253334535
- Twilight in Arcadia: Tobacco Farming in Indiana, Indiana Historical Society, 2000, ISBN 0871951444
- Fabrication: Essays on Making Things and Making Meaning, MacMurray & Beck, 2001, ISBN 1878448080
- Iconography: A Writer's Meditation, Indiana University Press, 2003, ISBN 9780253343222
- Sailing the Inland Sea, Quarry Books, 2007, ISBN 9780253348678
- Butler's Big Dance: The Team, The Tournament, and Basketball Fever, Indiana University Press, November 22, 2010, ISBN 978-0253223128
Essays & stories online
- "Mystic vs. Maniac", O, the Oprah Magazine, May 2007, retrieved November 4, 2012
- "On Memoir", Essay Daily, December 1, 2016
- "Light", Image Journal
- "On Poetry and Music", Indiana Humanities, April 24, 2020
- "Grotto", Diagram, May 2016
- "Game Night", The Collagist, September 2016
- "Hunger", The Missouri Review, February 23, 2018
Notes
- ^ DePauw University 2009
- ^ Butler University 2012
- ^ Poets & Writers 2008
- ^ "Literature Fellowships". www.arts.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction". Georgia Press. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ FC2. "2019 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Contest Winner | FC2". Retrieved November 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2022 Awards". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
References
- Butler University (2012), Full-Time Members of the English Department, archived from the original on November 2, 2012, retrieved November 4, 2012
- DePauw University (August 2009), Susan Neville '73 & Prof. Greg Schwipps '95 are Finalists for Authors Awards, retrieved November 4, 2012
- Poets & Writers (June 2008), Susan Neville, retrieved November 4, 2012
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