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Brian Shawver I write novels that are very hard for me to describe--I'm going to work on this.

Brian Shawver

Biography I was raised in the suburbs of Kansas City (on the Kansas side) and went to college at the University of Kansas. Afterwards I got my MFA from the University of Iowa, and spent several years teaching high school and college English in Boston. In 2005 I returned to the midwest to teach at Missouri State University, where I'm now an assistant professor in creative writing. In May of 2007 I got married to Pam, a psychologist, and part-time creator of author photos. My two novels are The Cuban Prospect, published by the Overlook Press in 2003, and Aftermath, published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday in 2006. I'm currently working on a novel that I hope to finish in the spring of '08.

Relationship

  • Yes, I am involved in a marriage. It's pretty nice.

Family

  • No kids, two black labs--Gordon and Mitch.

University Affiliation

  • Assistant Professor, English Department, Missouri State University

Agents

  • Michelle Tessler, Tessler Literary Agency

Contact Agents

Publishers

  • The Overlook Press
    Nan A. Talese/Doubleday