Emily Fridlund  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979-80 (age 45–46) [1]  | 
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor | 
| Academic background | |
| Education |  Principia College (B.A.)  Washington University in St. Louis (MFA) University of Southern California (Ph.D)  | 
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Cornell University | 
| Main interests | Creative writing,20th-century and contemporary American and British literature,gender studies | 
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | History of Wolves | 
| Notable awards |  Man Booker Prize (shortlist,2017) PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction Mary McCarthy Prize  | 
| Website | |
| emilyfridlundbooks.com (archive version) | |
Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel History of Wolves.
Fridlund grew up in Edina,Minnesota.
She has a bachelor's degree from Principia College in Illinois,an MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis,and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. [1] [2]
She currently lives in New York. She is married,and has one child. [1]
Fridlund is an assistant professor at Cornell University in the Department of English. [3]
Fridlund's debut novel, History of Wolves ,was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize (one of six novels to be named to the shortlist) and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. [4] [5] In 2018,History of Wolves won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction.
Her 2017 collection of short stories,Catapult,won the Mary McCarthy Prize. [6] [7]
Her creative writing has appeared in many journals including New Orleans Review , Southwest Review , Boston Review and ZYZZYVA . [8]