George Saunders (2008)
George Saunders is an acclaimed American writer of short stories. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, McSweeney’s, and GQ, among others. He also contributes a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of the Saturday edition of the Guardian. Currently a professor at Syracuse University, he won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006, Saunders received one of that year’s MacArthur Fellowships, more popularly known as the “genius grant.” His story collection In Persuasion Nation was a finalist for the Story Prize in 2007.
Kestnbaum Writers in Residence
Kestnbaum Media Archive
- George Saunders in 2008 reading from his work. (VIDEO) (AUDIO)
- George Saunders panel discussion with Betsy Crane, Dan Raeburn, and David Levin. (VIDEO) (AUDIO)
Articles About the Program
- Humanities scholars will deliver lectures, read works (University of Chicago Chronicle)
- Writer-in-residence George Saunders reflects on career (Chicago Maroon)
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