Eula Biss
| Eula Biss | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Occupation | Author, Professor |
| Alma mater |
Hampshire College; University of Iowa |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable awards | Carl Sandburg Literary Award, |
| Spouse | John Bresland |
Eula Biss (born circa 1977[1]) is an American non-fiction writer.
She won the Carl Sandburg Literary Award,[2]the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.[3] She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She is an editor at Essay Press.[4]
Personal life
After earning a bachelor's degree in non-fiction writing from Hampshire College, Biss moved to New York City. She taught in public schools where her experiences profoundly influenced her writing. In 2003, she moved to Iowa City, where she went on to complete her MFA in the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. She teaches at Northwestern University.[5]
She lives in Evanston, Illinois. She is married to John Bresland, and they have a son, Juneau.[6] Biss and Bresland are also in a band called STET Everything.[7]
Professional life
An artist in residence at Northwestern University, Biss is also the author of two books and the founder of Essay Press.[8] Her second book, Notes from No Man's Land, won the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. In March 2010, Notes from No Man's Land won the National Book Critics Circle Award in the criticism category. Her third book, On Immunity: An Inoculation, was one of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2014[9] and was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award (Criticism).[10]
Bibliography
- On Immunity: An Inoculation, Graywolf Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-55597-689-7
- Notes from No Man's Land, Graywolf Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1-55597-518-0
- No-Man’s-Land, The Believer, February 2008
- The Balloonists, Hanging Loose Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-931236-07-2
Interviews
- Radio Interview: Eula Biss discusses her book On Immunity, public health and anti-vaccination movements on The 7th Avenue Project radio show.
Reviews
- Melissa Farnand (Winter 2006). "The Balloonists: Eula Biss". Double Room.
Sources
- ↑ "Eula Biss BIO". www.gf.org. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
With The Balloonists (2002), then 25-year-old Eula Biss ...
- ↑ "Toni Morrison, Eula Biss Receive Carl Sandburg Literary Awards", American Libraries, October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Pat Vaughan Tremmel, "Eula Biss Wins National Book Critics Circle Award", Northwestern University, March 12, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.essaypress.org/about_editors_ebiss.html
- ↑ Eula Biss biography, Department of English, Northwestern University.
- ↑ Time Out Chicago Issue 208. February 19–25, 2009
- ↑ Nichole L. Reber, "'I saw myself as writing for a certain kind of optimism': In Converstion With Eula Biss", Late Night Library, September 29, 2014.
- ↑ About Eula Biss.
- ↑ Parul Sehgal, "Ripple Effects" (review), The New York Times, October. 3, 2014.
- ↑ "National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2014". National Book Critics Circle. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
External links
- Author's website
- The "F-Word": Fragment and the Futility of Genre Classification: a Roundtable Discussion with Eula Bliss, Sarah Manguso, Maggie Nelson, and Allie Rowbottom in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts (25.1)
- Book TV: Eula Biss "Notes From No Man's Land"