Alexander Elessar Yates[1] (born June 1, 1982, in Port au Prince, Haiti) is an American short story writer, and novelist.
Alexander Yates | |
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| Born | Alexander Elessar Yates June 1, 1982 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Syracuse University (MFA) |
Life
editThe son of an American diplomat, Yates grew up in the Caribbean and South America, graduating high school in the Philippines.[2] He earned a BA from the University of Virginia in 2004[1] and an MFA from Syracuse University in 2009.[3] After graduating, Yates took a job at the American Embassy in the Philippines, and has since served with the US Agency for International Development in Rwanda and Afghanistan.[4] He has published one novel for adults, and two for young adults.[5]
His fiction and essays have also appeared in Salon,[6] The Guardian,[7] Recommended Reading,[8] and the Kenyon Review.[9]
Awards
editPrior to graduating from the MFA program at Syracuse University, Yates won the Joyce Carol Oates award in both fiction and poetry.[11] His first novel, Moondogs, was listed among the best debuts of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews.[12] His second novel, The Winter Place, was a selection of the Junior Library Guild[13] and the Kansas State Reading Circle.[14]
Works
editNovels
edit- How We Became Wicked (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)[15]
- The Winter Place (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015)[16]
- Moondogs (Doubleday, 2011)[17]
Short fiction
edit- “Valentine”, Recommended Reading
- “Millionaire”, The Kenyon Review
- “I Know them For Their Wounds”, Salon
Anthologies
edit- Lincoln Michael and Nadxeli Nieto, eds. (2015). "Gypsee". Gigantic Worlds. Gigantic Books. ISBN 978-0991189601.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Final Exercises (PDF). University of Virginia. May 16, 2004. p. 40. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Alexander Yates: Mashing Up the Loud and the Quiet, and the Beauty of 'Gagamba'". ZYZZYVA. 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Former Syracusan Alexander Yates getting rave reviews for 'Moondogs'". syracuse.com. 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Alexander Yates author page". Audible.
- ^ "Alexander Yates author page". Amazon.
- ^ ""I Know Them for Their Wounds" by Alexander Yates". Salon. 30 August 2011.
- ^ Yates, Alexander (19 November 2015). "From The Hobbit to The Moomins, Alexander Yates picks his favourite fictional wildernesses". The Guardian.
- ^ ""Valentine" by Alexander Yates". Electric Lit. 17 July 2013.
- ^ Yates, Alexander (Winter 2013). "Millionaire". The Kenyon Review. 35 (1): 34–43. JSTOR 24241917.
- ^ "About the Author: Alexander Yates". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ "Alexander Yates, author of The Winter Place, on getting to know characters through their grief". Adventures in YA Publishing.
- ^ "2011 Best of Fiction: Debut Titles". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "The Winter Place". Junior Library Guild.
- ^ "Simon & Schuster search results". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ Yates, Alexander (2019). How We Became Wicked. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. ISBN 9781481419840.
- ^ Yates, Alexander (2016). The Winter Place. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. ISBN 9781481419826.
- ^ Yates, Alexander (2012). Moondogs. Anchor. ISBN 9780307739810.
- ^ Abelson, Rachel (2015). Gigantic Worlds. ISBN 978-0991189601.