After attending Columbia College Chicago, Meno spent time working as a flower delivery truck driver and art therapy teacher at a juvenile detention center. His first novel Tender as Hellfire was published when he was only 24 and received strong reviews from sources like Library Journal. His short fiction has appeared in literary magazines like TriQuarterly, Ninth Letter, Joyland: A hub for short fiction, and Other Voices. He currently teaches fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago. He is a frequent contributor to Punk Planet magazine, where his comic strip Iceberg Town is featured.
meno, born, september, 1974, american, novelist, writer, short, fiction, playwright, music, journalist, based, chicago, born, 1974, september, 1974, occupationnovelist, writer, playwright, music, journalistnationalityamericanalma, matercolumbia, college, chica. Joe Meno born September 15 1974 is an American novelist writer of short fiction playwright and music journalist based in Chicago Joe MenoBorn 1974 09 15 September 15 1974 age 49 OccupationNovelist writer playwright music journalistNationalityAmericanAlma materColumbia College Chicago Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected bibliography 3 Plays 4 Musicals 5 Awards 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksBiography editAfter attending Columbia College Chicago Meno spent time working as a flower delivery truck driver and art therapy teacher at a juvenile detention center His first novel Tender as Hellfire was published when he was only 24 and received strong reviews from sources like Library Journal His short fiction has appeared in literary magazines like TriQuarterly Ninth Letter Joyland A hub for short fiction and Other Voices He currently teaches fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago He is a frequent contributor to Punk Planet magazine where his comic strip Iceberg Town is featured Selected bibliography editTender as Hellfire Akashic Books 2007 St Martin s Press 1999 How the Hula Girl Sings Akashic Books 2005 ReganBooks 2001 Hairstyles of the Damned Akashic Books 2004 Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir Stories Northwestern University Press 2005 The Boy Detective Fails Akashic Books 2006 Demons in the Spring Akashic Books 2008 The Great Perhaps W W Norton 2009 1 Office Girl Akashic Books 2012 2 Marvel and a Wonder Akashic Books 2015 3 Plays editThe Boy Detective Fails Once Upon a Time or the Secret Language of Birds Star Witness Musicals editThe Boy Detective Fails 4 Awards editNelson Algren Award 2003 a prize for short fiction given by the Chicago Tribune Hairstyles of the Damned was selected for the Barnes amp Noble Discover Great New Writers program for its November 2004 January 2005 season Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir was selected as the winner of the Society of Midland Author s Award for Fiction 2005 Demons in the Spring was a finalist for The Story Prize in 2009 The Great Perhaps was a winner of the Great Lakes Book Award for Fiction in 2009 and a New York Times Book Review Editor s Choice References edit Review of the book in the New York Times June 12th 2009 Review of the book in the New York Times October 5th 2012 Review of the book in the New York Times September 11th 2015 Jones Kenneth April 5 2011 DC s Signature Plans Four New Musicals Writers Include Adam Gwon Hunter Foster and More Playbill Sources editGale Online Literature Resource Center Updated June 2003 External links edit nbsp Wikinews has related news 2007 Brooklyn Book Festival showcases borough s continued literary tradition JoeMeno com Video A message from Joe Meno about The Great Perhaps Author Profile on Akashic Books Online Interview on Bookslut com Fogged Clarity s Interview with Joe Meno June 2009 Interview on Centerstage Chicago October 2006 nbsp nbsp This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Meno amp oldid 1213941283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
