John McManus (author)

This article is about the literary fiction author. For the military historian and author, see John C. McManus. For other uses, see John McManus.
McManus reading in Norfolk

John McManus is an American novelist and short story writer. He is the author of a novel, Bitter Milk,[1] and the short story collections Born on a Train,[2] Stop Breakin Down,[3] and Fox Tooth Heart.[4] In recognition of Stop Breakin Down, McManus became the youngest ever recipient of the Whiting Award.[5] In 2019 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.[6]

McManus is a contributing editor for literary publisher Fiddleblack.[7] He teaches creative writing at Old Dominion University[8] and Goddard College.[9]

In 2013, McManus contributed an essay to a limited edition of Clive Barker's novella, Cabal.[10]

  1. ^ Shea, Mike. "Bitter Milk". Texas Monthly.
  2. ^ Finch, Amy. "Ugly beauty". The Portland Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2003-04-21.
  3. ^ "Stop Breakin Down: Stories". Publishers Weekly. 2000-05-29.
  4. ^ "Fox Tooth Heart, John McManus". Sarabande. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. ^ "Whiting Writers' Awards announced". Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2000-10-31.
  6. ^ "2019 Literature Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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  10. ^ "Cabal Clive Barker & Other Annotations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-05.