Peter Grandbois

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Peter Grandbois
Born (1964-04-03) April 3, 1964 (age 57)
Minneapolis, MN
OccupationWriter
NationalityUnited States
Website
www.petergrandbois.com

Peter Grandbois (April 3, 1964) is an American writer, editor, academic, and fencing coach

Biography[]

Peter Grandbois received a B.A. from the University of Colorado—Boulder (1986, cum laude), an MA from the University of Colorado—Boulder (1991), an MFA from Bennington College (2003), and a PhD from the University of Denver (2006). He was an assistant professor at Sacramento State University for four years before taking a position at Denison University[1] in 2010 where he is currently a professor of creative writing and contemporary literature. He is the Poetry Editor for Boulevard magazine.

He is also the head coach of the Denison University Women's Fencing Team.[2] They compete in the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference as well as the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference.

Writing[]

Known for his work in all four genres, Grandbois is the author of four poetry collections, three novels, three novella collections or "double monster features," two memoirs, a collection of short stories, and several plays produced in New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Columbus. His poems, short stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including: Boulevard, The Denver Quarterly, The Gettysburg Review, The Kenyon Review, The Normal School, North Dakota Quarterly, and Prairie Schooner.

His first novel, The Gravedigger, has been translated into Polish and is currently under contract to be filmed in Mexico.[3]

Awards[]

  • Winner of the 2020 Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press for Last Night I Aged a Hundred Years[4]
  • Finalist for the 2019 INDIES in the category of Best Multicultural Fiction for half-burnt[5]
  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2019 for "Pain," which first appeared in Broad Street[6]
  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2018 for "Passion," which first appeared in Mount Hope[7]
  • Honorable Mention for the 2017 INDIES in the Poetry category for This House That[8]
  • Notable Essay in for "Honor," which first appeared in the North Dakota Quarterly.[9]
  • The Woman Who Was Me, nominated for five New York Innovative Theatre Awards, including: Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play and Outstanding Solo Performance, 2017[10]
  • Winner of the Brighthorse Books Poetry Prize, 2016 for This House That[11]
  • Silver Medal for the 2015 Foreword IndieFab Awards (now known as the )[12] in the Fantasy category for The Girl on the Swing and At Night in Crumbling Voices[13]
  • Ohio Arts Council Award, 2015
  • Honorable Mention in Best American Horror, volume 7, ed. by Ellen Datlow, for "The Stability of Large Systems," 2015[14]
  • Honorable Mention for the 2014 Foreword IndieFab Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[12] in the Fantasy category for The Glob Who Girdled Granville and The Secret Lives of Actors[15]
  • Winner of the Neil Labute New Theatre Festival, St. Louis, 2013, for "Present Tense" (Co-written with Nancy Bell)
  • Finalist for the 2013 Foreword Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[16][12] in the Short Stories category for Domestic Disturbances[17]
  • Gold Medal for the 2011 Foreword Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES)[16][12] in the Literary Fiction category for Nahoonkara[18]
  • Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2011 for "Driving to Puerto Rico," which first appeared in The Potomac Review.[19]
  • Honorable Mention, the Pushcart Prize 2007 for "All or Nothing at the Faberge," which first appeared in Post Road.
  • Selected for the Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writer's Program" in 2006 for The Gravedigger.[20]

Bibliography[]

Poetry[]

Novels[]

  • The Gravedigger (Chronicle books, 2006)
  • Nahoonkara (Etruscan Press, 2011)
  • half-burnt (, 2019)

Novella collections[]

Memoir[]

Short story collections[]

Plays[]

  • Mutual Consent--cowritten with Nancy Bell (California Repertory Theatre, Long Beach, CA, 2016[21]
  • The Woman Who Was Me (New York, United Solo Theatre Festival, 2014;[22] United Solo Theatre Festival, 2015,[23] Naropa University, Boulder, CO, 2016,[24] and Theatre Lab, New York: 2017 [25])
  • "Present Tense"—a One Act—cowritten with Nancy Bell (St. Louis Actor's Studio, Neil Labute Festival, 2013;[26] The Best of the Neil Labute New Theatre Festival, 59E59 Theatre in New York, 2016[27])

Translations[]

  • San Juan: Memoir of a City, by Edgardo Rodriguez Julia (University of Wisconsin, 2007)

References[]

  1. ^ "DENISON UNIVERSITY FACULTY WEB PAGE". Denison University. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  2. ^ https://denisonbigred.com/sports/womens-fencing/roster/coaches/peter-grandbois/349
  3. ^ "MERTIN LITERARY AGENCY". Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/blog/2020/08/14/app-announces-2020-snyder-prize-winner
  5. ^ 2019 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Best Multicultural Fiction |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2019/multicultural/
  6. ^ Solnit, Rebecca; Atwan, Robert (October 2019). The Best American Essays 2019. ISBN 978-1328465801.
  7. ^ Als, Hilton; Atwan, Robert (October 2, 2018). The Best American Essays 2018. ISBN 978-0544817340.
  8. ^ "2017 Foreword INDIES Winners in Poetry (Adult Nonfiction)". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Jamison, Leslie; Atwan, Robert (October 3, 2017). The Best American Essays 2017. ISBN 978-0544817333.
  10. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Nominees-Announced-for-the-2017-Innovative-Theatre-Awards-Full-List-20170726
  11. ^ https://www.brighthorsebooks.com/news-and-events
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Foreword Book of the Year Submission Open". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "2015 Foreword INDIES Winners in Fantasy (Adult Fiction)". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  14. ^ https://ellendatlow.com/2015/09/21/full-rec-list-best-horror-of-the-year-volume-seven-a-l/
  15. ^ "2014 Foreword INDIES Winners in Fantasy (Adult Fiction)". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Foreword Reviews reboots for consumers". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "2013 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Short Stories (Adult Fiction)". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "2011 Foreword INDIES Winners in Literary (Adult Fiction)". . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  19. ^ "BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS NOTABLE ESSAYS 2011". Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  20. ^ "BARNES AND NOBLE DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  21. ^ http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/55166-2/
  22. ^ http://unitedsolo.org/us/2014-thewomanwhowasme/
  23. ^ http://unitedsolo.org/us/thewoman-2015/
  24. ^ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-woman-who-was-me-tickets-21067048108
  25. ^ http://theaterlabnyc.com/events/the-woman-who-was-me-2/
  26. ^ http://stlas.org/seasons/season-6/labute-new-theater-festival-2013/
  27. ^ http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=230

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