David Vann (writer)

For other people named David Vann, see David Vann (disambiguation).
David Vann
David Vann

David Vann (born October 19, 1966, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska) is an American novelist and short story writer, and was formerly a professor of creative writing at the University of Warwick in England.[1] Vann received a Guggenheim Fellowship[2] and has been a National Endowment for the Arts[3] fellow, a Wallace Stegner fellow,[4] and a John L'Heureux fellow. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers. His books have been published in 23 languages[5] and have won 14 prizes[6] and been on 83 'best books of the year' lists.[7] They have been selected for The New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark and have been optioned for film by Inkfactory and Haut et Court.[8][9] He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, CNN, PBS, National Geographic, and E!.

  1. ^ "Professor David Vann". www2.warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "David James Vann - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "NEA Writers' Corner: David Vann". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "Former Stegner Fellows | Creative Writing Program". creativewriting.stanford.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Books". Author David Vann. September 18, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Awards". Author David Vann. September 18, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "80 Best Books of the Year Lists". Author David Vann. September 19, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Jaafar, Ali (April 20, 2015). "The Ink Factory Options David Vann's Novel 'Aquarium'". Deadline. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "Legend of a Suicide Under Option with Haute Et Court in Paris" (PDF). www.casarotto.co.uk.