Darren DeFrain (born June 15, 1967) is an American author and teacher of creative writing who writes novels, short fiction, and essays.
Darren DeFrain | |
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| Born | June 15, 1967 Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Utah (BA, BS) Kansas State University (MA) Texas State University (MFA) Western Michigan University (PhD) |
| Genre | Fiction |
Life and education
editDarren DeFrain was born June 15, 1967, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He received a B.A. in English, B.S. in Psychology, and a minor in Italian from the University of Utah in 1989, an M.A. from Kansas State University in 1992, MFA from Texas State University in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in 2000. He lives in Wichita.
Career
editDarren DeFrain is the author of two books of fiction. His novel The Salt Palace (2005)[1] was nominated for several best-of-the-year lists including The Kansas City Star. This heavily footnoted, postmodern work, sometimes described as a cult novel, examines the histories of the LDS church, the state of Utah, and the Utah Jazz basketball franchise against the story of Brian Peterson and a one-armed hitchhiker as they attempt a dangerous series of road games on their way from Michigan to Utah. DeFrain’s collection of short fiction, Inside & Out: Stories, debuted in 2009 and was praised[2] by MacArthur Fellow Stuart Dybek, and Rea award winner Antonya Nelson.
DeFrain has been on faculty at Wichita State University[3] since 2005 and is currently associate professor.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Salt Palace Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (2005)
- ^ "www.mainstreetrag.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Wichita State University official website
- ^ Darren DeFrain at the Wichita State University official website.