Emily Ruskovich Explained

Emily Ruskovich (^[1]) is an American writer who won the 2019 International Dublin literary award for her novel Idaho.^[2] She grew up in the Idaho Panhandle on Hoodoo Mountain.^[3] She graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2011 and is an assistant professor at the University of Montana where she teaches creative writing; she was formerly on the faculty of Boise State University. She lives in the mountains west of Missoula. ^{[4] [5]}

Bibliography

Novel

• Idaho (2017)

Short story

• Owl (2014)
• What Liesel Thinks of Horses (2014)

Work included in anthology

• The O. Henry Prize stories, 2015 (2015)

Awards

• 2019 International Dublin Literary Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emily Ruskovich International Dylan Thomas Prize Reading. . 20 May 2018 . 22 August 2020.
2. News: Flood . A. . 'My life completely changed': debut wins world's richest prize for a novel . 13 June 2019 . The Guardian.
3. Web site: About the Author. 2022-02-24. Emily Ruskovich. en-US.
4. News: Debut US author Emily Ruskovich (33) wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award. Doyle. Martin. 12 June 2019. The Irish Times.
5. News: Real Life Influences Fiction In Emily Ruskovich's "Idaho". B.. Kustra. 5 July 2019. Boise State Public Radio.