Department of English

Michael Parker

Email: mfparker@uncg.edu

Education

M.F.A. University of Virginia-1988
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-1984

Research Interests

Mr. Parker teaches courses in creative writing and literature on both the graduate and undergraduate level.

Selected Publications

• Everything, Then and Since. Bull City Press, 2017.
• All I Have in This World. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2014.
• The Watery Part of the World. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2011.
• Don’t Make Me Stop Now. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2007.
• If You Want Me To Stay. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2005.
• Virginia Lovers. Harrison: Delphinium, 2004.
• Towns Without Rivers. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
• The Geographical Cure. New York: Scribner’s, 1994.
• Hello Down There. New York: Scribner’s, 1993.

Awards and Honors

• North Carolina Award for Literature, 2006.
• Hobson Award in Arts and Letters, 2005.
• Fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council, 2004.
• Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2004.
• Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, for The Geographical Cure, 1994.
• Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway prize, for Hello Down There, 1993

Links

michaelfparker.com

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