Sam Michel
Encyclopedia
Sam Michel is an American author
. He is married to the writer Noy Holland
. They live in western Massachusetts
with their two children.
in 2007.
His fiction has appeared in The Massachusetts Review
, The New York Tyrant, Epoch
, and elsewhere.
. He also received his MFA
degree from the University of Florida
.
Michel has served as Writer-in-Residence at Phillips Academy
, (1994–1997) and has taught in the creative writing program at the University of Florida and at the MFA Program for Poets & Writers
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass).
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. He is married to the writer Noy Holland
Noy Holland
Noy Holland is an American writer and National Book Award nominee. She is married to the writer Sam Michel.-Literature-related:...
. They live in western Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
with their two children.
Publications
He wrote Under the Light, a collection of stories, Lincoln Dahl Turns Five (unpublished), and Big Dogs and Flyboys, published by Southern Methodist University PressSouthern Methodist University Press
Southern Methodist University Press is a university press that is part of Southern Methodist University. It was established in 1937 and is the oldest academic publisher in Texas. The press releases eight to ten titles each year and is known for its literary fiction. It is scheduled to suspend...
in 2007.
His fiction has appeared in The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review is a national literary journal founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst....
, The New York Tyrant, Epoch
Epoch (magazine)
Epoch is a three-times-a-year American literary magazine founded in 1947 and published by Cornell University. The widely respected magazine has published well-known authors and award-winning work including stories reprinted in The Best American Short Stories series and poems later included in The...
, and elsewhere.
Academic
Sam Michel studied writing under Gordon LishGordon Lish
Gordon Jay Lish is an American writer. As a literary editor, he championed many American authors, particularly Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, and Richard Ford.-Early life and family:...
. He also received his MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
degree 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...
.
Michel has served as Writer-in-Residence at Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
, (1994–1997) and has taught in the creative writing program at the University of Florida and at the MFA Program for Poets & Writers
MFA Program for Poets & Writers
The MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a graduate creative writing program.-History:The MFA Program for Poets & Writers was founded in the 1960s by poet Joseph Langland and is part of the English Department at the University of Massachusetts...
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass).