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Lewis Robinson

ルイス・ロビンソン

Ruisu Robinson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Natick, Massachusetts
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Natick, Massachusetts (birth) → Maine (grew up) → Farmington, Maine (current)

Career

Occupations
Author, Creative Writing Teacher
Active Years
2003-
Affiliations
University of Maine at Farmington, Colby College, Stanford University Continuing Studies, Phillips Academy
Nominations
Pushcart Prize nomination (2020, "QE2")

Education

Middlebury College
Country: United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Country: United States
Teaching-writing fellow

Awards

Whiting Award
2003
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: Winner
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award
2004
Work: Officer Friendly and Other Stories
Organization: PEN Oakland
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Officer Friendly and Other Stories

2003 Short Story Collection

Water Dogs

2009 Novel

Bibliography

  • Officer Friendly and Other Stories (2003)
  • Water Dogs (2009)
  • Before: Short Stories About Pregnancy From Our Top Writers (2006, Anthology)
  • The Encyclopedia of Exes: 26 Stories by Men of Love Gone Wrong (2005, Anthology)
  • Contemporary Maine Fiction (2005, Anthology)
  • The Way Life Should Be (2005, Anthology)

Legacy

Contemporary American author, recipient of the Whiting Award. Writes short stories and novels, teaches creative writing at university.

Trivia

  • Hosts the podcast Talk Shop.
  • Contributed to Sports Illustrated and The New York Times.