Steve Amick

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Steve Amick
Born (1964-02-16) February 16, 1964 (age 60)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education George Mason University (BA)
St. Lawrence University (MFA)
Website
steve-amick.com

Steve Amick (born February 16, 1964) is an American novelist and short story writer.

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Career

Steve Amick holds a BA in English-writing from St. Lawrence University and an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University. [1]

Amick's novels The Lake, the River & the Other Lake and Nothing But a Smile were published by Pantheon Books. [2] His most recent publication is the novel You Shall See the Beautiful Things published by Acre Books. His short story appearances include Zoetrope: All-Story, [3] Playboy, [4] [5] The Southern Review, [6] [7] Michigan Quarterly Review, [8] McSweeney’s, [9] in the anthology The Sound of Writing, [10] and on National Public Radio.

Amick teaches at the Pacific University Low-Residency MFA creative writing program. [11]

Works

Novels

Anthologies

Awards

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  13. Amick, Steve (2010). Nothing But a Smile. Random House, Inc. ISBN   978-0307390196.
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