Josip Novakovich is the author of three short story collections (Yolk, Salvation and Other Disasters, Infidelities: Stories of War and Lust, the novel April Fools Day, two collections of narrative essays Apricots from Chernobyl, Plum Brandy), and two textbooks Writing Fiction Step by Step, Fiction Writer’s Workshop.)
Novakovich is the recipient of the Whiting Writer’s Award, a Guggenheim fellowship, two fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, an award from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and an American Book Award.
He’s been anthologized in Best American Poetry, Pushcart Prize, and O. Henry Prize Stories. Kirkus Review calls him “the best American short story writer of the decade.”
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