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Emily Fridlund grew up in Minnesota. She is an Associate Professor of Literatures in English at Cornell University, where she focuses on creative writing and the craft of fiction. Fridlund's debut novel, 'History of Wolves', was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize and received the Dublin IMPAC Prize and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. She has also won several awards for her work, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize for Fiction and the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award. 'History of Wolves' was selected as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and was recognized as a New York Editor’s Choice and one of USA’s Notable Books. Her debut collection of stories, published by Catapult, won the Mary McCarthy Prize. Her short fiction has appeared in various prestigious publications, including the Boston Review, ZYZZYVA, New Orleans Review, and Southwest Review. Fridlund holds an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.
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