Jeff Parker (writer)
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Jeff Parker is an American novelist and short story
writer. His novel Ovenman was published in 2007 by the book division of the literary journal Tin House
. Parker received praise from within the literary community for his hypertext story A Long Wild Smile which has appeared in numerous online journals.
Parker grew up in Tallahassee, Florida
, and received a B.S. in Journalism
from the University of Florida
. He attended the prestigious creative writing program at Syracuse University where he studied with such writers as George Saunders
and Arthur Flowers. He graduated with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing in 1999. He currently serves as a faculty member at the University of Toronto.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer. His novel Ovenman was published in 2007 by the book division of the literary journal Tin House
Tin House
Tin House is an American literary magazine and book publisher based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. The Tin House magazine was conceived in the summer of 1998 by Portland publisher Win McCormack. He envisioned a journal that would be graphically appealing and free of the stale substance...
. Parker received praise from within the literary community for his hypertext story A Long Wild Smile which has appeared in numerous online journals.
Parker grew up in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, and received a B.S. in Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. He attended the prestigious creative writing program at Syracuse University where he studied with such writers as George Saunders
George Saunders
George Saunders is a New York Times bestselling American writer of short stories, essays, novellas and children's books. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's and GQ, among other publications...
and Arthur Flowers. He graduated with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing in 1999. He currently serves as a faculty member at the University of Toronto.
External links
- I Am Ovenman (official site of Ovenman)
- Ink Q&A (interview with Powell's)
- Ovenman at Tin House Books
- Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia at Tin House Books