Duff brenna biography

DUFF BRENNA is the author of nine books, including The Book of Mamie, which won the AWP Award for Best Novel; The Holy Book of the Beard, named “an underground classic” by The New York Times; Too Cool, a New York Times Noteworthy Book; The Altar of the Body, given the Editors Prize Favorite Book of the Year Award, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and also received a San Diego Writers Association Award for Best Novel 2002. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts award, Milwaukee Magazine’s Best Short Story of the Year Award, and a Pushcart Prize Honorable Mention. His collection of short stories, Minnesota Memoirs, was awarded first prize at the 2013 Next Generation Indie Awards in New York City. His memoir, Murdering the Mom, was a Finalist for Best Non-Fiction at the same 2013 Independent Publishers Awards. He also received a second place award under the Grand Prize category. Brenna’s work has been translated into six languages.

PERSONAL: Born in MN. Education: Received M.A.

ADDRESSES: Home—Poway, CA. Agent—c/o Doubleday, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: California State University, San Marcos, currently associate professor of literature and writing. Former dairy farm worker.

AWARDS, HONORS: Recipient of National Endowment for the Arts grant; Associated Writing Programs Award for best novel, 1988, for The Book of Mamie; Milwaukee Magazine fiction award; President's Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity, California State University, 2002.

WRITINGS:

The Book of Mamie (novel), University of Iowa Press (Iowa City, IA), 1989.

The Holy Book of the Beard, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday (New York, NY), 1996.

Too Cool, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1998.

The Altar of the Body, Picador (New York, NY), 2001.

Also author of "The Secret Altar," about The Altar of the Body, in Literary Review, summer, 2002, pp. 709-716.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Working on a set in the Yukon, "The Acts of Triple E."

SIDELIGHTS: "There is much to be ad

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