Jonathan Blum (writer)
Jonathan Blum is an American writer. He grew up in Miami, Florida,[1] and graduated from UCLA and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is the author of Last Word,[2][3] a novella, named one of 2013's "best books to give as gifts" by Iowa Public Radio.[4][5] He lives in Los Angeles.[1]
Blum has published short stories, essays, poems, and a novella, Last Word.[1] Last Word, brought out by independent publishing house Rescue Press,[6] won critical notice from such journals as The Iowa Review, Heavy Feather Review,[7] and Pank.[8] It was also reviewed in the Jewish Book Council book review [9] and by The Writing University[10]In November 2013, Last Word was an Editor's Pick at NewPages.Last Word was on the Small Press Distribution fiction best seller list for six months, November 2013 - April 2014. (spdbooks.org)
Blum has taught fiction writing at The University of Iowa and at Drew University.[3][11]
Awards[edit]
Blum has won the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship literary award,[5] the Playboy Magazine College Fiction Contest,[12] and a Helene Wurlitzer Foundation fellowship.[5]
The personal essay "May Be Habit Forming" was a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2000, edited by Robert Atwan and Alan Lightman.
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lieberman, Randall (20 January 2014). "Author to discuss book at B'nai Aviv". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Wayne, Teddy (7 January 2014). "Interview With Jonathan Blum, Author of Last Word". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Meet The Nationally Acclaimed Jonathan Blum, Author Of "Last Word"". Atlanta Jewish Times. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Nebbe, Charity (25 November 2013). "2013 Book Gift List". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jonathan Blum, instructor, ISWF". http://www.iowasummerwritingfestival.org. Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Retrieved 29 March 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Jonathan blum". rescuepress.co. Rescue Press. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Feather, Heavy (20 May 2014). "Last Word, by Jonathan Blum". Heavy Feather Review. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Clark, Jonathan Russell (21 October 2014). "Last Word by Jonathan Blum". Pank. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Wendt, Jamie. "Last Word, Jonathan Blum". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Callahan, Hope (16 June 2014). "At the Reading: Jonathan Blum". The Writing University. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Authors - Jonathan Blum". Rescue Press. Rescue Press. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "UI in the News". University News Services. 21 December 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Margolis, Amy (11 October 2013). "Interview" (91). the lit show. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Rachel (6 February 2014). "Jonathan Blum: Last Word. Weekend Edition Sunday". KCRW. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jonathan Blum reading, Live from Prairie Lights". Prairie Lights. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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