Morgan Talty Explained

Morgan Talty (Penobscot) is a writer and an assistant professor of English in Creative Writing and Native American and Contemporary Literature at the University of Maine in Orono.[1]

Early life and education

Morgan Talty was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and lived there until he was six. He and his mother moved to the Penobscot Indian Nation in Maine, where he lived until the age of eighteen. He started studying creative writing in community college.[2] Talty graduated from Dartmouth College and the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing.

Career

He teaches at Stonecoast[3] and at the University of Maine.[4] His work has appeared in Narrative Magazine, Granta, RED INK and The Georgia Review.[5] [6]

Night of the Living Rez (2022)

Talty's first book, Night of the Living Rez, was published July 5, 2022 by Tin House Books.

The book received starred reviews from Booklist,[7] Kirkus Reviews,[8] and Publishers Weekly.[9] Publishers Weekly named it one of the top ten works of fiction published in 2022.[10] Further, Night of the Living Rez won the New England Book Award for Fiction[11] and was a runner-up for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize.[12] It's also a finalist for The Story Prize.[13] It won the 2023 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre,[14] and was shortlisted the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.[15]

Publications

Books

Short Stories

Awards

Personal life

Talty is married and has one son named Charlie.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Night of the Living Rez . 2022-09-01 . Tin House . en-US.
  2. News: Daley . Lauren . 28 September 2022 . Morgan Talty wins New England Book Award for 'Night of the Living Rez . Boston Globe . 25 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Morgan Talty . 2022-09-01 . www.arts.gov . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-24 . Talty pens essay for The Guardian - UMaine News - University of Maine . 2022-09-01 . UMaine News . en-US.
  5. Web site: Talty . Morgan . 2018-06-07 . Burn by Morgan Talty . 2022-09-01 . narrativemagazine.com . en.
  6. Web site: Talty . Morgan . Fall 2019 . The Name Means Thunder . 25 February 2023 . The Georgia Review.
  7. Web site: Quamme . Margaret . October 10, 2022 . Night of the Living Rez . 2022-10-26 . Booklist.
  8. Web site: April 22, 2022 . Night at the Living Rez . 2022-10-26 . Kirkus Reviews.
  9. Web site: 2022-05-16 . Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty . 2022-10-27 . Publishers Weekly.
  10. Web site: Best Books 2022: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly . 2022-10-27 . Publishers Weekly.
  11. Web site: September 27, 2022 . Awards: New England Book Winners; B&N Discover Shortlist . 2022-10-27 . Shelf Awareness.
  12. Web site: October 17, 2022 . Awards: B&N's Discover Winner, Best Books of 2022 . 2022-10-27 . Shelf Awareness.
  13. Web site: January 10, 2023. Here Are This Year's Finalists for the Story Prize. LitHub.
  14. Web site: Varno . David . 2023-02-01 . NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022 . 2023-02-03 . National Book Critics Circle . en-US.
  15. Web site: January 29, 2023 . 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners Announced . June 27, 2023 . American Libraries.
  16. News: Niazi . Amil . 2022-07-01 . Beer Runs, Porcupine Hunts, Jars of Teeth and Much More . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-09-01 . 0362-4331.
  17. News: Morgan Talty uses humor to tell the story of an indigenous tribe's struggles : NPR's Book of the Day . en . NPR.org . 2022-09-01.
  18. Web site: 2022-08-24 . 'Night of the Living Rez' Author Morgan Talty Celebrates Penobscot Nation with Unique Story Collection . 2022-09-01 . Observer . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2022-08-09 . Rising New England author speaks about debut novel, 'Night of the Living Rez' . 2022-09-01 . New Hampshire Public Radio . en.
  20. Web site: Lundgren . Bill . 2022-08-07 . Night of the Living Rez . 2022-09-01 . . en-US.
  21. Web site: Neilson . Sarah . 2022-07-07 . Morgan Talty Captures Nuanced Reservation Life in 'Night of the Living Rez' . 2022-09-01 . Shondaland . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2022-07-12 . Morgan Talty on Capturing the Uniqueness of Tribal Settings and Finding the Logic of a Story . 2022-09-01 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  23. Web site: Masad . Ilana . 2022-07-24 . Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation . 2022-09-01 . Press Herald.
  24. Web site: July 5, 2022 . New collection of stories by Penobscot writer draws national acclaim . 2022-09-01 . newscentermaine.com . en-US.
  25. Web site: April 5, 2024 . Fire Exit . May 20, 2024 . Kirkus Reviews.
  26. Web site: Never Whistle at Night: 9780593468463 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2024-01-10 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2021-09-24 . The Winners of the 2021 Narrative Prizes Narrative Magazine . 2024-04-23 . www.narrativemagazine.com . en.
  28. Web site: Khan . Manal . 2023-11-21 . Morgan Talty recommends what you should read for Native American Heritage Month . 2024-04-23 . PEN America . en.
  29. Web site: nprevost . 2023-09-20 . Morgan Talty - Department of English - University of Maine . 2024-04-23 . Department of English . en-US.

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