Education
- M.F.A., Fiction. The University of Iowa (1990)
- B.A., Theatre, Morehead State University (1981)
Selected Honors
- Writers Guild of America Nominee for best writing, “True Blood” (2008)
- Lannan fellowship for Fiction (2003)
- Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for Fiction (1996)
- Best American Short Stories
- Best American Essays
- Pushcart Prize
Selected Publications:
Books
- Country Dark, 2018
- My Father the Pornographer, 2016
- No Heroes (memoir) (2002)
- Out of the Woods (stories) (1999)
- The Good Brother (novel) (1997)
- The Same River Twice (memoir) (1993)
- Kentucky Straight (stories) (1992)
Screenplays
- Treme, 2012
- “Tough Trade” (various episodes) Lions Gate (2010)
- “Weeds” Showtime (2009)
- “True Blood” (episodes 107, 110) (2007, 2008)
- “Out of the Woods” (2004)
Film
- The Trapper (2011)
- Out of the Woods
Office
C218 Bondurant
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