Maureen Gibbon

Maureen Gibbon is an American novelist and writer.[1] She also writes short fiction, nonfiction and reviews books. Her works have been published in several print and online publications. Gibbon has three novels, Paris Red, Swimming Sweet Arrow and Thief.[2][3][4][5]

Achievements

Gibbon's most recent novel, Paris Red, was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon.[6] It was also translated into French under the title Rouge Paris and published in 2014.[7] The American release was in 2015 under the publisher W.W. Norton.[8] Gibbon also wrote the prose collection Magdalena.[9] She's been published in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Playboy and other publications.[10] Gibbon received a Bush Foundation Artist fellowship in 2001, and a Loft McKnight Artists fellowship in 1992 and 1999. She became an artist in residence of the Mill Foundation at the Santa Fe Arts Institute in 2006.[11]

Education

Gibbon studied at Barnard College in New York and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[12]

Teaching

Gibbon has taught at Bemidji State University since 2006 in the English department.[13] Gibbon was promoted to professor on Sept. 1, 2015.[14]

Gibbon's courses typically are writing workshops for Bemidji State University's BFA program. Gibbon often offers electives in literature ranging from literature for young adults to travel narratives to understanding literature.

Publishing course

In 2012, Gibbon created and taught Literary Publishing I and II, which focused on creating and running the lit magazine CRE8 and Paper Plains.[15][16] Prior to CRE8, Gibbon was the faculty advisor for the editorial board of an anthology "New Voices"[17] and an all women's anthology called "Dust and Fire".[18][19]

Personal life

Gibbon currently lives in Minnesota.[20]

Books and prose collections
  • Paris Red: A Novel. W. W. Norton. 20 April 2015. ISBN 978-0-393-24447-2. [21]
  • Thief: A Novel. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 27 April 2010. ISBN 978-1-4299-3236-3.
  • Magdalena, White Pine Press, 2007, ISBN 9781893996830
  • Swimming Sweet Arrow: A Novel. Little, Brown. 2001. ISBN 978-0-316-09310-1.

Thief: A Novel

Gibbon's 2010 novel Thief centers on the penpal relationship between Suzanne – who was raped in high school – and Alpha – a convicted rapist.[22] As Suzanne and Alpha's relationship builds, Suzanne finds herself working through her sexual assault.

Other writing

References
  1. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  2. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  3. "When Muse Meets Her Artist: Manet's Favorite Model Inspires Maureen Gibbon's New Novel | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  4. "English professors to lecture on the elements of successful fiction | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  5. "Faculty & Staff News – April 2015 | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. "Imagining The Power Of Edouard Manet's 'Very Active Muse'". Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  7. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  8. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  9. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  10. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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  12. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  13. "Maureen Gibbon | Directory | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  14. "Bemidji State University Faculty Promotions and Tenures For 2015–16 | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  15. "English Department Starts Project "Cre8"". The Northern Student. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  16. NE, Bemidji State University 1500 Birchmont Drive; Bemidji; Mn 56601-2699. "Students Create "Paper Plains" to Tell Stories of Friendship, Love & Mental Health". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  17. "Editorial board for Bemidji State's "New Voices" anthology | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  18. "64 women contribute to 2011 edition of "Dust and Fire" | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  19. "Public reading and reception for Dust and Fire set for March 20 | BSU News | Bemidji State University". www.bemidjistate.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  20. "Bio". Maureen Gibbon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  21. Publisher's Weekly review
  22. "Thief, By Maureen Gibbon". The Independent. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
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