Adam Haslett
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Adam Haslett is an American
fiction writer. He was born in Kingston, Massachusetts
and grew up in Oxfordshire, England, and Wellesley, Massachusetts
. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College
(B.A., 1992), the University of Iowa
(M.F.A., 1999), and Yale Law School
(J.D., 2003). He has been a visiting professor at the Iowa Writers' Workshop
and Columbia University
. He currently lives in New York City, New York.
His first book, a collection of short stories entitled You Are Not a Stranger Here, was released in 2002 and was a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award
and the 2003 Pulitzer Prize
and spent some time on The New York Times Best Seller list. It was also named one of the five best books of the year by Time
. Haslett has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation
, and the Fine Arts Work Center
. His work has appeared in The New Yorker
, Esquire
, The Nation
, The Atlantic, and The Best American Short Stories, as well as National Public Radio's Selected Shorts
. His first novel, Union Atlantic, was released in February 2010.
for best work of gay men's fiction published in 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fiction writer. He was born in Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...
and grew up in Oxfordshire, England, and Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Greater Boston. The population was 27,982 at the time of the 2010 census.It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College...
. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
(B.A., 1992), the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
(M.F.A., 1999), and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
(J.D., 2003). He has been a visiting professor at the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Iowa Writers' Workshop
The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, is a highly regarded graduate-level creative writing program in the United States...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He currently lives in New York City, New York.
His first book, a collection of short stories entitled You Are Not a Stranger Here, was released in 2002 and was a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
and the 2003 Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. It originated as the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, which was awarded between 1918 and 1947.-1910s:...
and spent some time on The New York Times Best Seller list. It was also named one of the five best books of the year by Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
. Haslett has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
, and the Fine Arts Work Center
Fine Arts Work Center
The Fine Arts Work Center is a non-profit enterprise devoted to encouraging the growth and development of emerging visual artists and writers through residency programs, to the propagation of aesthetic values and experience, and to the restoration of the year-round vitality of the historic art...
. His work has appeared in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, The Atlantic, and The Best American Short Stories, as well as National Public Radio's Selected Shorts
Selected Shorts
Selected Shorts is an event at New York’s Symphony Space on the Upper West Side, in which actors read classic and new short fiction before a live audience. The annual season of the live events at Symphony Space begins in the mid-fall and ends in mid-spring, and a typical episode would include...
. His first novel, Union Atlantic, was released in February 2010.
Awards
- 2002 - New York Magazine Writer of the Year
- 2002 - National Book Award Finalist
- 2003 - Pulitzer Prize Finalist
- 2003 - L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award
- 2006 - PEN/Malamud Award
- 2011 - Mary Ellen von der Heyden Fiction Prize and Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin for Fall 2011
Union Atlantic
Union Atlantic is Haslett's debut novel. The story follows several different characters: Doug Fanning, a self-made banker; Charlotte Graves, a retired school teacher; Charlotte's brother Henry, the President of the New York Federal Reserve bank; and Nate Fuller, an 18 year old, infatuated with both Doug and Charlotte. It has been translated into twelve languages. It won a Lambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
for best work of gay men's fiction published in 2010.