David Armand (author) explained
David Armand |
Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Subject: | Fiction, Louisiana |
Occupation: | Novelist |
David Armand (born 1980) is an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He has published four novels, The Pugilist's Wife, Harlow, The Gorge, and The Lord's Acre. He has also published three collections of poems, The Deep Woods, Debt, and The Evangelist as well as a memoir titled My Mother's House. From 2017-2019, he served as Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University,[1] where he is currently assistant professor of creative writing. His latest book, a collection of essays called Mirrors, was published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. Armand is the 2022 recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award,[2] presented annually by the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana. He is the twenty-third recipient of the prestigious award presented to recognize outstanding contributions to Louisiana’s literary and intellectual life exemplified by a contemporary Louisiana writer’s body of work.
Honors
- 2022 Louisiana Writer Award[2]
- 2020 University of Louisiana System Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year[3]
- 2016 St. Tammany Parish President's Literary Artist of the Year[4]
- 2016 Southeastern Louisiana University President's Award for Excellence in Artistic Activity[5]
- Gambit Magazine "40 Under 40" Recipient[6]
- 2015 Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alumnus of the Year Award
- The Gorge named a finalist in Foreword Reviews Independent Book Awards[7]
- Selected as a contributor to the 2014 Sewanee Writers' Conference
- Harlow named a top five fiction book of the year (2013) by The Richmond Times-Dispatch[8]
- Harlow longlisted for the 2013 SIBA Book Award[9]
- The Pugilist's Wife named a New & Noteworthy Book by Newpages.com[10]
- The Pugilist's Wife named one of five "Hot Reads" by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in March 2012[11]
- The Pugilist's Wife named the winner of the 2010 George Garrett Fiction Prize
Bibliography
- Mirrors, and other reflections (essays)[12]
- The Evangelist (poems)[13]
- The Lord's Acre (a novel)[14]
- Debt (poems)[15]
- My Mother's House (a memoir)[16]
- The Deep Woods (poems)[17]
- The Gorge (a novel)[18]
- Harlow (a novel)[19]
- The Pugilist's Wife (a novel)[20]
External links
Further reading
- Book: David Armand. 2023. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. 9781946160966.
- Book: David Armand. 2022. Mercer University Press. 9780881468557.
- Book: David Armand. 2020. Texas Review Press. 9781680032208.
- Book: David Armand. 2018. Blue Horse Press. 9780692144770.
- Book: David Armand. 2016. Texas Review Press. 9781680030730.
- Book: David Armand. 2015. Blue Horse Press. 9780692538142.
- Book: David Armand. 2015. Southeast Missouri State University Press. 9780996259620.
- Book: David Armand. 2013. Texas Review Press. 9781937875435.
- Book: David Armand. 2011. Texas Review Press. 9781933896670.
Notes and References
- Web site: Southeastern names Armand writer-in-residence.
- Web site: 2022 Louisiana Writer Award.
- Web site: UL System names Armand Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year.
- Web site: 12th Annual President's Arts Awards set for January 28, 2017. stpgov.org. 1 September 2023.
- Web site: David Armand.
- Web site: Gambit's 40 Under 40 News Gambit - New Orleans News and Entertainment . www.bestofneworleans.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105032021/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/gambits-40-under-40/Content?oid=2525888 . 2014-11-05.
- Web site: 2015 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Literary (Adult Fiction).
- Web site: Books: Doug Childers' 10 favorite books of 2013. 15 December 2013 .
- http://www.sibaweb.com/siba-book-award/575-2014-siba-book-award-long-list 2014 SIBA Book award long list
- Web site: New & Noteworthy Books Issue 84 :: NewPages.com :: 7 June 2012 . 2014-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619185500/http://newpages.com/books/noteworthy/2012-06-07/ . 2013-06-19 . dead .
- Web site: Creative process bared in bio of 'Dunces' author and collections from Robinson and Gilbert NOLA.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518054949/http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2012/03/creative_process_examined_in_b.html. 2014-05-18.
- Book: 9781946160966. Mirrors, and other reflections. Armand. David. 28 February 2023. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press .
- Book: 978-0881468557. The Evangelist: Poems. Armand. David. 4 October 2022. Mercer University Press .
- Book: 978-1680032208. The Lord's Acre: A Novel. Armand. David. 13 July 2020. Texas Review Press .
- Book: 978-0692144770. Debt. Armand. David. 29 June 2018. Blue Horse Press .
- Book: 978-1680030730. My Mother's House: A Memoir. Armand. David. 11 March 2016. Texas A&M University Press .
- Book: 978-0692538142. The Deep Woods. Armand. David. 23 September 2015. Blue Horse Press .
- Book: 978-0996259620. The Gorge: A Novel. Armand. David. 2015. Southeast Missouri State University Press .
- Book: 978-1937875435. Harlow: A novel. Armand. David. 4 September 2013. Texas A&M University Press .
- Book: 978-1933896670. The Pugilist's Wife: A Novel. Armand. David. 2011. Texas A&M University Press .