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Lauren
Grodstein (B.A., M.F.A., Columbia University)
is the author of "A Friend of the Family," (Algonquin,
2009) praised by Publishers Weekly as a "gripping portrait
of an American family in crisis." Her previous works
include "Reproduction is the Flaw of Love," (Dial,
2004) an Amazon.com Breakout Book and a Borders Original
Voices pick, along with the story collection, "The
Best of Animals" (Persea, 2002) and the pseudonymous "Girls
Dinner Club" (Harper Collins, 2005) which was a New
York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Her work
has been translated into German, Italian, French, Turkish,
and other languages, and her essays and stories have
been widely anthologized.
For more on Lauren, visit www.laurengrodstein.com
To listen to an audio interview with Lauren, visit
http://wsui.uiowa.edu/prairie_lights_archive_2004.htm. (scroll
down to July 29th)
Spring, 2006 |
GIRLS DINNER CLUB selected
as a New York Public Library “Book for the
Teen Age” |
Fall, 2002 |
BEST OF ANIMALS nominated for National Foundation
for Jewish Culture Award |
Fall, 2002 |
Judge, Seventeen magazine’s
Fiction Award |
Fall
2000, Spring 2001 |
Columbia College Writing Fellow |
1998, 1999 |
Columbia University School of the Arts Merit Grants |
1997 |
Philolexian Prize, Columbia University |
NOVELS AND STORY COLLECTIONS
Reproduction is the Flaw of Love,
novel, published by Dial Press
June, 2004Published in France by Fleuve Noir, in Germany
by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, in Italy by Salani/Longanesi,
in the UK and Australia by Century/ Random House, and in
Turkey by Artemis YayinlariRecorded as an audiobook in
the US, the UK, and AustraliaBook of the Month selection
in the UK and FranceAmazon.com “Breakout Book”Borders
Books “Original Voices” selection Paperback
edition published in June, 2005
The
Best of Animals, short
story collection, published by Persea Books June, 2002
Published in Germany by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
and in France by Editions 10/18 Paperback edition
published in June, 2004
Girls Dinner Club,
novel, published by Harper Collins
March, 2005
- A
New York Public Library “Book for the Teen
Age” selection
- To be published in Czech by bb/art in 2007
- Paperback edition published in August, 2006
SHORT
STORIES
"Family
Vacation," included
in FAMILIEN GESCHICHTEN, a German anthology published by
Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
June, 2006
“Gideon,” included
in Small Spiral Notebook
December, 2004
“Broken Cantonese,” included
in The Journal News
July, 2004
“Such a Pretty Face,” included
in The Ontario Review No. 57
June, 2002
“How the Stars Live," included
in URLAUBSLESEBUCH, a German anthology published by Deutscher
Taschenbuch Verlag
May, 2001
"Family Vacation," included
in VIRGIN FICTION 2, an anthology published by Rob Weisbach
Books/ William Morrow
July, 1998
NONFICTION
“Notes on Gefilte Fish,” to
be included in Alimentum
Fall,
2007
“Notes,” to
be included in LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Summer,
2007
“The
Met in the Mirror” published by Amazon
August, 2005
“The
Monica Metaphor,” included
in THE JEWISH GIRLS GUIDE TO GUILT, published by Dutton
August, 2005
“Falling
for Charles Highway,” included
in WRITERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE,
published by Amazon
October, 2004
“The Tourist,” included
in BEFORE AND AFTER: STORIES FROM NEW YORK, published
by W.W. Norton
December, 2002
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
| 2005 - present |
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Assistant
Professor of English
Teach creative writing, narrative nonfiction, and
English literature at the state university of New
Jersey. Advise theses, serve on Honors and
Special Projects Committees, and oversee independent
studies. Helping to design the administration
of a Master’s in Fine Arts degree. |
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| 2006, summer |
Paris American Academy, Paris, France
Creative
Writing Instructor
Taught creative writing, journal writing, creative
non-fiction, and performance to advanced international
students at summer writer’s workshop. |
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| 2004 |
Columbia University, New York, NY
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Creative
Writing
Taught Structure and Style, Columbia’s introductory
creative writing class, concentrating on poetry, playwriting,
and prose. |
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| 2003-2004 |
The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Advanced Creative Writing Instructor
Taught creative writing at Cooper Union’s School
of Continuing Education. Provided critical
guidance for advanced students in intensive fiction
workshops.
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| 2003-2004 |
University
of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Introductory Creative Writing
Instructor
Taught “Essential Beginnings,” and “Fiction
1,” two on-line creative writing workshops. Helped
beginning and intermediate creative writers learn to
develop voice, dialogue, and point of view in short fiction.
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| 1999-2001 |
Columbia
University, New York, NY
Instructor
of Logic and Rhetoric and Composition
Taught
Columbia University's core writing classes. Presented
in-class discussions of style, tone, and organization,
as well as irony, description, deductive reasoning,
and other pertinent writing issues. |
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