Alexander Yates Explained

Alexander Elessar Yates^[1] (born June 1, 1982, in Port au Prince, Haiti) is an American short story writer, and novelist.

Life

The son of an American diplomat, Yates grew up in the Caribbean and South America, graduating high school in the Philippines.^[2] He earned a BA from the University of Virginia in 2004^[1] and an MFA from Syracuse University in 2009.^[3] After graduating, Yates took a job at the American Embassy in the Philippines, and has since served with the US Agency for International Development in Rwanda and Afghanistan.^[4] He has published one novel for adults, and two for young adults.^[5]

His fiction and essays have also appeared in Salon,^[6] The Guardian,^[7] Recommended Reading,^[8] and the Kenyon Review.^[9]

He lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.^[10]

Awards

Prior to graduating from the MFA program at Syracuse University, Yates won the Joyce Carol Oates award in both fiction and poetry.^[11] His first novel, Moondogs, was listed among the best debuts of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews.^[12] His second novel, The Winter Place, was a selection of the Junior Library Guild^[13] and the Kansas State Reading Circle.^[14]

Works

Novels

• How We Became Wicked (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)^[15]
• The Winter Place (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015)^[16]
• Moondogs (Doubleday, 2011)^[17]

Short fiction

• “Valentine”, Recommended Reading
• “Millionaire”, The Kenyon Review
• “I Know them For Their Wounds”, Salon

Anthologies

• Lincoln Michael and Nadxeli Nieto, eds. (2015). "Gypsee". Gigantic Worlds. Gigantic Books. .^[18]

Notes and References

1. Book: One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Final Exercises . May 16, 2004 . 40 . University of Virginia . 2021-02-11.
2. Web site: Alexander Yates: Mashing Up the Loud and the Quiet, and the Beauty of 'Gagamba'. 29 March 2011. ZYZZYVA.
3. Web site: Former Syracusan Alexander Yates getting rave reviews for 'Moondogs'. 24 April 2011. syracuse.com.
4. Web site: Alexander Yates author page. Audible.
5. Web site: Alexander Yates author page. Amazon.
6. Web site: "I Know Them for Their Wounds" by Alexander Yates. 30 August 2011. Salon.
7. News: From The Hobbit to The Moomins, Alexander Yates picks his favourite fictional wildernesses. 19 November 2015. The Guardian. Yates . Alexander .
8. Web site: "Valentine" by Alexander Yates. 17 July 2013. Electric Lit.
9. Yates. Alexander. Winter 2013. Millionaire. The Kenyon Review. 35. 1. 34–43. 24241917.
10. Web site: About the Author: Alexander Yates. Simon & Schuster.
11. Web site: Alexander Yates, author of The Winter Place, on getting to know characters through their grief. Adventures in YA Publishing.
12. Web site: 2011 Best of Fiction: Debut Titles. Kirkus Reviews.
13. Web site: The Winter Place. Junior Library Guild.
14. Web site: Simon & Schuster search results. Simon & Schuster.
15. Book: Yates, Alexander. How We Became Wicked. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. 2019. 9781481419840.
16. Book: Yates, Alexander. The Winter Place. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. 2016. 9781481419826. registration.
17. Book: Yates, Alexander. Moondogs. Anchor. 2012. 9780307739810.
18. Book: Gigantic Worlds. Gigantic Books. 2015. 978-0991189601. Abelson. Rachel.