Cathy Day

Cathy Day is an American novelist, short story writer, and English professor. She is the author of the linked story collection, The Circus in Winter (Harcourt, 2004), and a memoir, Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love (Free Press, 2008).

In 2014, Goodspeed Musicals launched a full production of a musical adaption of The Circus in Winter. An earlier adaptation was written and produced by students at Ball State University in 2011.

Life and work

Cathy Day was born in Peru, Indiana.[1] She graduated from DePauw University in 1991[2] and earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Alabama in 1995.[3] Since 1997, Day has been teaching creative writing at the college level. She has taught at Minnesota State University, Mankato, The College of New Jersey, and the University of Pittsburgh.[4]

She is currently an Associate Professor at Ball State University, where she also serves as the Assistant Chair of Operations in the English Department.[5]

Writing

Day's work has been published in numerous literary magazines, including PANK, Ninth Letter, River Styx, The Southern Review, Gettysburg Review, and Quarterly West.

Books
  • The Circus in Winter. Harcourt. 2004. ISBN 015101048X.
  • Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love. Free Press. 2008. ISBN 9781416557104.

Stories

References
  1. "Indiana author Cathy Day tackles life, love and the Colts". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "Author Cathy Day '91 to Speak at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. "The Circus in Winter, by Cathy Day '91, Earns Strong Early Reviews - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. "Cathy Day: From the Circus to the Workshop - Ball State University". cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  5. "Catherine Day - Ball State University". cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-23.

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