• Andrew Porter is the Director of the Creative Writing Program 在澳门金沙线上赌博官网, where he also teaches courses in Fiction Writing. He is the author of three books, the short story collection, The Theory of Light and Matter (Vintage/Penguin Random House), which won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, 这部小说, In Between Days (Alfred. Knopf), which was a Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection and an IndieBound “Indie Next” selection, and the short story collection The Disappeared (Alfred. Knopf), which is forthcoming in 2022. Porter’s books have been published in foreign editions in the UK and Australia and translated into numerous languages,包括 French, 西班牙语, 荷兰, 保加利亚, 和韩国.

    In addition to winning the Flannery O’Connor Award, his collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, received Foreword Magazine’s “Book of the Year” Award for Short Fiction, was a finalist for The Steven Turner Award, The Paterson Prize and The WLT Book Award, was shortlisted for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and was selected by both The Kansas City Star and The 圣安东尼奥 Express-新闻 as one of the “Best Books of the Year.” 

    The recipient of a 手推车奖 and fellowships from the James Michener-Copernicus Foundation, W.K. Rose Foundation, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Porter’s short stories have appeared in One Story, 犁头, The Southern Review, The Threepenny Review, 时代, Narrative Magazine, Prairie Schooner, and The 手推车奖 anthology, 等. He has had his work read on NPR’s Selected Shorts and twice selected as one of the Distinguished Stories of the Year by Best American Short Stories. In addition to other recognitions, Porter has received an Artist Foundation of 圣安东尼奥 Award, the Drake Emerging Writer Award, and the 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 University Early Career 教师 Award for Distinguished Teaching and 研究.

    • M.F.A., University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
    • B.A., Vassar College
    • In Between Days (Alfred. 克诺夫出版社,2012年)
    • The Theory of Light and Matter (Vintage/Random House, 2010)
    In Between Days book cover
    The Theory of Light and Matter book cover
    • Fiction Writing
    • Advanced Fiction Writing
    • Novella Writing
    • Linked Short Stories
    • Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
    • W.K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts
    • James Michener/Copernicus Society of America Fellowship
    • 手推车奖

    Porter has taught for the local literary organization Gemini Ink and contributed to The 圣安东尼奥 Express-新闻 and Texas Public Radio. In addition to introducing and directing the Minor in Creative Writing 在澳门金沙线上赌博官网, he has served as a member of the 教师 Senate, the 教师 Development Committee, the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series Committee, The 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 Review Committee, The Expositor Committee, the Lecturers and 访问ing Scholars Committee, the Stieren Arts in America Interdisciplinary Committee, the Campus Board of Publications, and the Editorial Board of the 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 University Press.