Instructor of English in the Dept. of English (School of English, Comm., Media and Languages)
Education
- M.F.A. in Creative Writing (2008), University of Mississippi
- B.A. in English (2004), Western Kentucky University
Teaching Specializations & Courses Taught
- Creative Writing
- Advanced Fiction
- Advanced Poetry
- Advanced Nonfiction
- Composition I & II
Publications
- The Name of the Nearest River (Sarabande 2010)
- The Marble Orchard (Ig 2015), published in France by Gallmeister as Le Verger De Marbre
- Stories and essays published in various journals, including "The Louisville Courier-Journal," "The Missouri Review" and "The Oxford American."
Awards
- Finalist for the 2019 Prix SNCF du Polar
- Finalist for the 2017 Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere
- 2017 Grand Prix du Roman Noir Etranger from Festival International de Beaune
- Finalist for the 2016 Kentucky Literary Award
- 2011 Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award in Appalachian Literature
- 2008 Linda Bruckheimer Award in Kentucky Literature
Contact
203E Breckinridge Hall
606-783-9078
a.taylor@moreheadstate.edu