Steven Mayfield

Fiction Writer

Salem, OR
Oregon US

Author's Bio

Steven Mayfield is the award winning author of three novels and one short story collection. He lives in Oregon.

Literary agent: 
Jody Rein

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
From Eulogy to Joy (Cynthia Kuhn Beischel, 2000)
Books:
The Penny Mansions (Regal House Publishing, 2023)
,
Delphic Oracle, U.S.A. (Regal House Publishing, 2022)
,
Treasure of the Blue Whale (Regal House Publishing, 2020)
,
Howling at the Moon (Mount Parnassus Press, 2010)
Journals:
Artisan
,
Black River Review
,
Cold-drill
, ,
The Long Story
Prizes won: 

Silver Medal, 2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin

Silver Medal, 2021 Nautilus Book Awards 

2022 Pacific Regional Gold Medal, Independent Publishers Book Awards  

2023 Grand Prize, CIBA Mark Twain Book Award

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Anthony Doerr Mildred Spark Sinclair Lewis O. Henry Kurt Vonnegut
What I'm reading now: 
The Kudzu Queen by Mimi Herman

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Irish American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
David City, NE
Nebraska
Raised in: 
David City, NE
Nebraska
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Last update: Sep 03, 2023