Steve Amick Explained

Steve Amick (born February 16, 1964) is an American novelist and short story writer.

Career

Steve Amick holds a BA in English-writing from St. Lawrence University and an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University.^[1]

Amick's novels The Lake, the River & the Other Lake and Nothing But a Smile were published by Pantheon Books.^[2] His most recent publication is the novel You Shall See the Beautiful Things published by Acre Books. His short story appearances include Zoetrope: All-Story,^[3] Playboy,^{[4] [5]} The Southern Review,^{[6] [7]} Michigan Quarterly Review,^[8] McSweeney’s,^[9] in the anthology The Sound of Writing,^[10] and on National Public Radio.

Amick teaches at the Pacific University Low-Residency MFA creative writing program.^[11]

Works

Novels

• The Lake, the River & the Other Lake (2005)^[12]
• Nothing But a Smile (2009)^[13]
• You Shall See the Beautiful Things (2023)

Anthologies

• Kwame Dawes, ed. When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life. Pacific University Press. (2016)^[14]
• Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke, eds. Ghost Writers: Contemporary Ghost Stories from Michigan. Wayne State University Press. (2011)^[15]
• Robert Shapard and James Thomas, eds. New Sudden Fiction: Short-Short Stories From America and Beyond. W. W. Norton & Company. (2007)^[16]
• Kathryn Harrison and Jeff Kass, eds. Unsquared: Ann Arbor’s Writers Unleash Their Edgiest Stories and Poems. 826michigan. (2006)^[17]
• Alan Cheuse, ed. The Sound of Writing. Anchor/Doubleday. (1991)^[18]

Awards

• Michigan Notable Book Award (2006 & 2010)^{[19] [20]}
• Washington Post Book of the Year (2005)
• Michigan Quarterly Review's Lawrence Prize (2011)^[8]
• Dan Rudy Prize, George Mason University (1989)^[21]

External links

• Official website
• "The Peninsula Personality: An interview with Steve Amick," Michigan Radio
• "Interview: Nerdy Questions for Author Steve Amick--Part One," Pop Culture Nerd
• Personal Essay: "Cold Comfort," The New York Times

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amick, Steve 1964--. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135339/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3481000014.html. dead. 1 January 2018. HighBeam Research. Gale. 1 August 2017.
2. Web site: Steve Amick. Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House. 1 August 2017.
3. Web site: Amick. Steve. The Measuring, 1868. Zoetrope: All-Story. American Zoetrope. 1 August 2017.
4. Amick. Steve. Swallowing. Playboy. November 2002. 49. 11. 1 August 2017.
5. Amick. Steve. Joint Custody. Playboy. January 2003. 50. 7. 1 August 2017.
6. Amick. Steve. Allie's Girl. The Southern Review. 2001. Summer 2001. 256. 1 August 2017.
7. Amick. Steve. Attractive Nuisance. The Southern Review. 2015. Autumn 2015. 655. 1 August 2017.
8. Web site: MQR Announces 2011 Literary Prizes. Michigan Quarterly Review. The Regents of the University of Michigan. 1 August 2017.
9. Amick. Steve. Santa & Son. McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. 1999. 3. 1 August 2017.
10. Book: Cheuse. Alan. The Sound of Writing. October 1, 1991. Anchor, 1st Anchor Books Ed. 978-0385416702.
11. Web site: Faculty Biographies - Master of Fine Arts in Writing. Pacific University Oregon. Pacific University. 1 August 2017.
12. Book: Amick. Steve. The Lake, the River & the Other Lake. 2006. Random House, Inc.. 978-1400079940.
13. Book: Amick. Steve. Nothing But a Smile. 2010. Random House, Inc.. 978-0307390196.
14. Book: Dawes. Kwame. When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life. 2016. Pacific University Press. Forest Grove, Oregon. 978-0-9884827-4-6.
15. Book: Taylor. Keith. Kasischke. Laura. Ghost Writers: Us Haunting Them, Contemporary Michigan Literature. September 2011. Wayne State University Press. Detroit, Michigan. 9780814334744.
16. Book: Shapard. Robert. Thomas. James. New Sudden Fiction: Short-Short Stories from America and Beyond. January 17, 2007. W. W. Norton & Company. New York City, NY. 978-0393328011.
17. Book: Harrison. Kathryn. Kass. Jeff. Unsquared: Ann Arbor’s Writers Unleash Their Edgiest Stories and Poems. 2006. 826michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. 978-0977928927.
18. Book: Cheuse. Alan. The Sound of Writing. October 1, 1991. Anchor, 1st Anchor Books Ed.. 978-0385416702.
19. Web site: 2006 Michigan Notable Books. Library of Michigan. State of Michigan. 1 August 2017.
20. Web site: 2010 Michigan Notable Books. Library of Michigan. State of Michigan. 1 August 2017.
21. Web site: Steve Amick 1964--. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135339/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3481000014.html. dead. 1 January 2018. HighBeamResearch. Gale. 1 August 2017.