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Dan Gutstein (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1968) is an American writer and vocalist. His writing has appeared in Ploughshares, [1] Poets & Writers, [2] Best American Poetry, [3] storySouth, [4] PANK, [5] DIAGRAM, [6] Fiction, [7] and elsewhere. He has received grants and awards from the Maryland State Arts Council. [8] While he was teaching at George Washington University the web site Rate My Professors named him the 2010–2011 "hottest" professor in America. [9] [10] [11]

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Gutstein is a vocalist and lyricist for punk band Joy on Fire. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

University Press of Mississippi published his nonfiction book Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane in November 2023. In October 2024, the ASCAP Foundation gave the book a Special Recognition Award in its annual Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Book Awards [17] .

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Selected works in anthologies

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References

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  2. "Non/Fiction by Dan Gutstein". Poets & Writers. October 19, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. Collins, Billy (June 17, 2008). The Best American Poetry 2006: Series Editor David Lehman. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781439104859.
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  5. "BEEF PINEAPPLE ROBOT". [PANK]. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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