Andrew Farkas

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Andrew Farkas is a writer who was born in Akron, Ohio in 1978. He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas and is an Assistant Professor of English at Washburn University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an M.F.A. from the University of Alabama, an M.A. from the University of Tennessee, and a B.A. from Kent State University.

Past Work

Andrew Farkas is the author of a novel, The Big Red Herring [1] (KERNPUNKT Press 2019), [2] and two collections of short fiction, Sunsphere [3] (BlazeVOX [books] 2019) and Self-Titled Debut [4] (Subito Press 2009).

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References

  1. Farkas, Andrew (November 1, 2019). The Big Red Herring. New York: KERNPUNKT Press. ISBN   978-1732325135.
  2. Publishers Weekly https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-7323251-3-5.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Farkas, Andrew (March 1, 2019). Sunsphere. New York: BlazeVOX [books]. ISBN   978-1609643249.
  4. Farkas, Andrew (December 1, 2008). Self-Titled Debut. University of Colorado: Subito Press. ISBN   978-0980109849.