Susan Neville

Born	(1951-01-04) January 4, 1951 (age 74) Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Occupation	Writer professor
Education	B.A.: DePauw University, M.F.A. Bowling Green State University
Notable works	In the House of Blue Lights, Invention of Flight
Notable awards	Richard Sullivan Prize, Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
Spouse	Ken Neville
Website
www.susan-neville.com
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Susan Neville (born January 4, 1951, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a short story writer, essayist and professor, known for her work exploring Indiana and the Midwest.

Life

She graduated from DePauw University in 1973. ^[1] In 1976, she graduated from Bowling Green State University with an M.F.A. She taught at St. Petersburg Junior College, Ball State University, and Indiana University East. She teaches at Butler University and the Warren Wilson Program for Writers in North Caroline. ^[2]

She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. ^[3]

Awards

• Two National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships for Creative Writing (1978 and 1988) ^[4]
• Richard Sullivan prize for In the House of Blue Lights
• 1984 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for The Invention of Flight ^[5]
• Winner of the 2019 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Innovative Fiction from Fiction Collective 2 for The Town of Whispering Dolls ^[6]
• Winner of the 2022 Indiana Authors Award for Fiction for The Town of Whispering Dolls ^[7]
• Winner of the 2024 Indiana Authors Award for Lifetime Achievement ^[8]

Works

Short story collections

• The Invention of Flight , University of Georgia Press, 1984, ISBN   9780820307060
• In the House of Blue Lights , University of Notre Dame Press, 1998, ISBN   9780268011833
• The Town of Whispering Dolls, University of Alabama: Fiction Collective Two, 2020, ISBN   9781573661850

Nonfiction

• Indiana Winter, Indiana University Press, 1994, ISBN   9780253208798
• Falling Toward Grace: Images of Religion and Culture, Indiana University Press, 1998, ISBN   9780253334534
• Twilight in Arcadia: Tobacco Farming in Indiana, Indiana Historical Society, 2000, ISBN   9780871951441
• Fabrication: Essays on Making Things and Making Meaning, MacMurray & Beck, 2001, ISBN   9781878448088
• Iconography: A Writer's Meditation, Indiana University Press, 2003, ISBN   9780253343222
• Sailing the Inland Sea , Quarry Books, 2007, ISBN   9780253348678
• Butler's Big Dance: The Team, The Tournament, and Basketball Fever, Indiana University Press, November 22, 2010, ISBN   9780253223128

Essays & stories online

• "Mystic vs. Maniac", O, the Oprah Magazine, May 2007, retrieved November 4, 2012
• "On Memoir", Essay Daily, December 1, 2016
• "Light", Image Journal
• "On Poetry and Music", Indiana Humanities, April 24, 2020

• "Grotto", Diagram, May 2016
• "Game Night", The Collagist, September 2016
• "Hunger", The Missouri Review, February 23, 2018

Notes

1. DePauw University 2009
2. Butler University 2012
3. Poets & Writers 2008
4. "Literature Fellowships". www.arts.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
5. "Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction". Georgia Press. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
6. FC2. "2019 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Contest Winner | FC2" . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
7. "2022 Awards". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
8. "Susan Neville". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

References

• Butler University (2012), Full-Time Members of the English Department, archived from the original on November 2, 2012, retrieved November 4, 2012
• DePauw University (August 2009), Susan Neville '73 & Prof. Greg Schwipps '95 are Finalists for Authors Awards , retrieved November 4, 2012
• Poets & Writers (June 2008), Susan Neville , retrieved November 4, 2012