Lou Gaglia

Fiction Writer

Oneonta, NY
New York US
Email: 
lou.gaglia@yahoo.com

Author's Bio

Lou Gaglia is the author of Poor Advice (2015) and Sure Things & Last Chances (2016).

His stories have appeared in a variety of literary journals. He teaches in upstate New York and is a long-time Wu Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan practitioner. http://lougaglia.com
@lougaglia

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
2 Bridges Review
,
Amsterdam Quarterly
,
Apocrypha and Abstractions
,
Bartleby Snopes
,
Blue Lake Review
,
Blueline
,
Breakwater Review
,
Calliope
,
Cobalt Review
,
Columbia Journal
,
Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing
,
Conceit Magazine
,
Corner Club Press
,
Cortland Review
,
District Lit
,
Drunk Monkeys
,
Eclectica
,
Forge
,
FreightTrain Magazine
,
Frigg Magazine
,
Grasslimb: A Journal of Art and Literature
,
Gravel
,
Halfway Down the Stairs
,
Hawai'i Review
,
Hobo Pancakes
,
Indigo Rising
,
JMWW
,
Knee-Jerk Magazine
,
Loch Raven Review
,
Lowestoft Chronicle
,
Main Street Rag
,
Menda City Review
,
Monkeybicycle
,
Newfound Journal
,
Niche Literary Magazine
,
Ostrich Review
,
Per Contra
,
Pithead Chapel
,
Prick of the Spindle
,
Prime Number Magazine
,
Rappahannock Review
,
Referential Magazine
,
Rio Grande Review
,
River River
,
Rougarou
,
Serving House Journal
,
Shark Reef
,
Sheepshead Review
,
Spilling Ink Review
,
Stickman Review
,
Stirring Literary Journal
,
Stymie Magazine
,
The Bicycle Review
,
The Brooklyner
,
The Ear Hustler
,
The Foliate Oak Online Literary Magazine
,
The Legendary
,
The Oklahoma Review
,
The Penman Review
,
The Penmen Review
,
The Rose & Thorn
,
Thrice Fiction
,
Toasted Cheese
,
Two Hawks Quarterly
,
Umbrella Factory Magazine
,
Untoward
,
Up the Staircase
,
Waccamaw
,
Writing Disorder
Prizes won: 

2015 New Apple Award for short story fiction (Poor Advice and Other Stories). 2016 New York Book Festival Award for fiction (Poor Advice and Other Stories). Finalist: 2017 Next Generation Book Award: Sure Things and Last Chances (Short Story Fiction). Library Journal Self-e Select (Poor Advice and Other Stories). Second Place: storySouth Million Writers Award (2013) for "Hands", published by Waccamaw Journal. Nominee: 2011 storySouth Million Writers Award Nominee ("Poor Advice", published by Stirring). Nominee: 2016 storySouth Million Writers Award ("The Over-Thirty League", published by Rappahannock Review). Finalist--Jim Palmer Baseball Writing Prize (2013).

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Ring Lardner, John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Katherine Anne Porter, Maxine Kumin, William Faulkner, Heinrich Boll, Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Carver.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
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Last update: Dec 16, 2017