Gregory Donovan

Fiction Writer, Poet

Author's Bio

Gregory Donovan is the author of the poetry collections Torn from the Sun (Red Hen Press, 2015), and Calling His Children Home, (U. of Missouri Press), winner of the Devins Award, as well as poetry, essays, and fiction published in The Kenyon Review, New England Review, Chautauqua, storySouth, TriQuarterly, diode, The Southern Quarterly, Copper Nickel, Crazyhorse, and elsewhere. Donovan is Senior Editor of the online journal Blackbird and he teaches in the graduate creative writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals: ,
Mss.
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Poetry

Anthologies:
Commonwealth: Contemporary Poets of Virginia (University of Virginia Press, 2003)
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The Devins Award Poetry Anthology (University of Missouri Press, 1998)
Books:
Torn from the Sun (Red Hen Press, 2015)
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Calling His Children Home (University of Missouri Press, 1993)
Prizes won: 

Devins Award, Robert Penn Warren Award (judged by Rosanna Warren, sponsored by New England Writers), Ucross Foundation Fellowship,
Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowships.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Mammoth Springs
Raised in: 
St. Louis, MO
Missouri
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Last update: Nov 15, 2016