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Bill Roorbach | |
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| Born | William Roorbach August 8, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Education | Ithaca College (BA) Columbia University |
| Notable works | Big Bend Life Among Giants |
William Roorbach (born August 8, 1953) is an American novelist, short story and nature writer, memoirist, journalist, blogger and critic. He has authored fiction and nonfiction works including Big Bend, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction[1] and the O. Henry Prize.[2] Roorbach's memoir in nature, Temple Stream, won the Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction, 2005. His novel, Life Among Giants, won the 2013 Maine Literary Award for Fiction.[18][3] And The Remedy for Love, also a novel, was one of six finalists for the 2014 Kirkus Fiction Prize.[4] His book, The Girl of the Lake, is a short story collection published in June 2017.[5] His most recent novel is Lucky Turtle, published in 2022.[6]
- ^ "UGA Press-Series: The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "Big Bend: Short Stories - Bill Roorbach". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "2013 Maine Literary Award Winners Announced! - Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance". Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ THE REMEDY FOR LOVE by Bill Roorbach | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "The Girl of the Lake". Workman Publishing. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "10 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. June 9, 2022 – via NYTimes.com.