Alex Morris Taylor

Education

• M.F.A. in Creative Writing (2008), University of Mississippi
• B.A. in English (2004), Western Kentucky University

Teaching Specializations & Courses Taught

• Creative Writing
• Advanced Fiction
• Advanced Poetry
• Advanced Nonfiction
• Composition I & II

Publications

• The Name of the Nearest River (Sarabande 2010)
• The Marble Orchard (Ig 2015), published in France by Gallmeister as Le Verger De Marbre
• Stories and essays published in various journals, including "The Louisville Courier-Journal," "The Missouri Review" and "The Oxford American."

Awards

• Finalist for the 2019 Prix SNCF du Polar
• Finalist for the 2017 Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere
• 2017 Grand Prix du Roman Noir Etranger from Festival International de Beaune
• Finalist for the 2016 Kentucky Literary Award
• 2011 Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award in Appalachian Literature
• 2008 Linda Bruckheimer Award in Kentucky Literature