John Blair (writer)

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John Blair
Born1961 (age 6263)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
  • short story writer
Education Florida State University
Tulane University (PhD)
Notable awards Drue Heinz Literature Prize (2002)
Children1

John Blair (born 1961) is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

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Life

He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from Florida State University, and Tulane University, with a Ph.D.

His work appeared in Poetry, The Southern Review, Antioch Review, American Literature, The Georgia Review, The Sewanee Review, Shenandoah, Southern Poetry Review, Southern Humanities Review, Studies in the Novel and some three dozen other literary magazines and scholarly journals.

His books include several prize winning volumes, including American Standard, which won the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize, The Green Girls, winner of the Lena Wever-Miles Poetry Award, The Occasions of Paradise, winner of the Tampa Review Prize in Poetry, and Playful Song Called Beautiful Winner of the prestigious Iowa Poetry Prize.

He is a University Distinguished Professor at Texas State University, where he directs the undergraduate creative writing program and teaches American Literature. [1] He lives in Texas, with his wife and son.

Awards

Works

Poetry

Short stories

Novels

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References

  1. "John Blair". English.txstate.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-01.