Emily Fridlund

Emily Fridlund
Emily Fridlund
Born	1979-80 (age 45–46); Edina, Minnesota
Occupation(s)	Author, professor
Academic background
Education	Principia College (B.A.) ; Washington University in St. Louis (MFA) ; University of Southern California (Ph.D)
Academic work
Institutions	Cornell University
Main interests	Creative writing, 20th-century and contemporary American and British literature, gender studies
	Writing career
Notable works	History of Wolves
Notable awards	Man Booker Prize (shortlist, 2017); PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize; Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction; Mary McCarthy Prize
Website
	emilyfridlundbooks.com

Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel History of Wolves.

Personal life

Fridlund grew up in Edina, Minnesota.

She has a bachelor's degree from Principia College in Illinois, an MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.^[1]^[2]

She currently lives in New York. She is married, and has one child.^[1]

Career

Fridlund is an assistant professor at Cornell University in the Department of English.^[3]

Fridlund's debut novel, History of Wolves, was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize (one of six novels to be named to the shortlist) and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.^[4]^[5] In 2018, History of Wolves won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction.

Her 2017 collection of short stories, Catapult, won the Mary McCarthy Prize.^[6]^[7]

Her creative writing has appeared in many journals including New Orleans Review, Southwest Review, Boston Review and ZYZZYVA.^[8]

Books

History of Wolves (Grove Atlantic, 2017)^[9]
Catapult (Sarabande, 2017)^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist". Star Tribune. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ Gilmartin, Sarah. "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ "Emily Fridlund". english.cornell.edu. English Faculty: Cornell Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ Ditum, Sarah (2017-02-16). "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund review – God and grooming". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ Grossmann, Mary Ann (2017-09-13). "'History of Wolves' by Edina's Emily Fridlund shortlisted for Man Booker Prize". Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
^ Hulbert, Ann (2017-12-12). "The Tales of 'Catapult' Pack a Punch". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ Yohannes, Neyat (2017-10-17). "Emily Fridlund's Short Fiction Is Even Weirder Than 'History of Wolves' (Yay!)". Chicago Review of Books. Archived from the original on 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ "Award-winning Fiction Authors Emily Fridlund, Sherry Thomas to Present at Women Writers Event". UKNow. 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ Emily Fridlund (3 January 2017). History of Wolves: A Novel. Grove Atlantic. ISBN 978-0-8021-8977-6. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ Emily Fridlund (2017). Catapult: Stories. Sarabande Books. ISBN 978-1-946448-05-7. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

External links

Official website

[Strib-1] "Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist". Star Tribune. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[2] Gilmartin, Sarah. "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[3] "Emily Fridlund". english.cornell.edu. English Faculty: Cornell Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[4] Ditum, Sarah (2017-02-16). "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund review – God and grooming". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[PiPress2017-5] Grossmann, Mary Ann (2017-09-13). "'History of Wolves' by Edina's Emily Fridlund shortlisted for Man Booker Prize". Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

[6] Hulbert, Ann (2017-12-12). "The Tales of 'Catapult' Pack a Punch". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[7] Yohannes, Neyat (2017-10-17). "Emily Fridlund's Short Fiction Is Even Weirder Than 'History of Wolves' (Yay!)". Chicago Review of Books. Archived from the original on 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[8] "Award-winning Fiction Authors Emily Fridlund, Sherry Thomas to Present at Women Writers Event". UKNow. 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.

[FridlundHistory2017-9] Emily Fridlund (3 January 2017). History of Wolves: A Novel. Grove Atlantic. ISBN 978-0-8021-8977-6. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[FridlundCatapult2017-10] Emily Fridlund (2017). Catapult: Stories. Sarabande Books. ISBN 978-1-946448-05-7. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

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