Steve Amick | |
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Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | February 16, 1964
Nationality | American |
Education | George Mason University (BA) St. Lawrence University (MFA) |
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Steve Amick (born February 16, 1964) is an American novelist and short story writer.
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 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]
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