George Clark

  • Professor Emeritus, English

Education

PhD, Florida State University, 1996

Teaching Interests

  • Creative Writing
  • African Literature Global
  • Anglophone Literature

Research Interests

Creative Writing (Fiction)

Related Activities

  • Work in Progress Tree of Diamond (novel-in-progress)

Awards

  • O. Henry Prize, 2006
  • Finalist for the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2003
  • National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship for Fiction Writing, 2002-3
  • Finalist for the National Magazine Award for Fiction, 2000
  • Seven short stories selected for inclusion in "100 Distinguished Stories" in Best American Short Stories Anthologies

Selected Publications

Clark, George. The Raw Man Jonathan Cape. 2011.
Clark, George. The Small Bees' Honey: Stories White Pine Press. 1997.

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