Michael Martone
Michael Martone | |
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Martone in 2018. | |
| Born | August 22, 1955 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Butler University Indiana University Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Genre | Short story, non-fiction, formalist |
| Spouse | Theresa Pappas |
| Website | |
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Michael Martone (born August 22, 1955 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American author. Since 1977, he has written nearly 30 books and chapbooks. He was a professor at the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, where he taught from 1996 until his retirement in 2020.
Martone has won two Fellowships from the NEA and a grant from the Ingram Merrill Foundation. His stories and essays have appeared and been cited in the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Stories and The Best American Essays anthologies.