Professional Bio
Michael Kardos co-directs the creative writing program at Mississippi State. His novel The Three-Day Affair (Grove Atlantic/Mysterious Press) was named by Publishers Weekly as one of the best books of fall 2012, and his story collection One Last Good Time (Press 53, 2011) won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for fiction. His textbook, The Art and Craft of Fiction is forthcoming in December 2012 from Bedford/St. Martin’s. He is the editor of Jabberwock Review, MSU’s national literary journal. Teaching and scholarly interests include creative writing and 20th/21st century American literature.
Education:
Ph.D. 2003 University of Missouri
M.F.A. 2000 The Ohio State University
B.A. 1992 Princeton University
Teaching Interests:
Creative writing, fiction
20th/21st century American literature
Recent Courses:
Recent Publications: Fiction
Books
The Three-Day Affair. New York. Grove Atlantic/Mysterious Press (September 2012).
One Last Good Time: Stories. Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53 (February 2011).
The Art and Craft of Fiction. Boston. Bedford/St. Martin’s (December 2012).
Journals:
“A Story with Strong, Graceful Hands.” The Harvard Review. (Forthcoming)
“Two Truths and a Lie.” PRISM International 49.1 (Fall 2010): 10-28.
“Texas Justice.” Iron Horse Literary Review 12.1 (February 2010): 1-16.
“The Highest Point in Delaware.” Fiction International 42 (Fall 2009): 57-62.
“Ida the Whistler.” Pleiades 29.2 (Summer 2009): 81-94.“Mediation.” Crazyhorse 75 (Spring 2009): 31-44.
“Metamorphosis.” Prairie Schooner 83.1 (Spring 2009): 90-103.
“Maximum Security.” The Southern Review 44.1 (Winter 2008): 113-127.
Recent Publications: Essays & Reviews
“Get Your Short Story Published.” Writers Digest (Forthcoming 2011).
“Lit Journal Submissions 101.” Writer’s Digest 90.8 (Nov/Dec 2010): 20-22.
“Witches: The Reunion Tour” Review of The Widows of Eastwick. The Cincinnati Review 6.1 (Summer 2009): 185-189.
“In Defense of Starting Early.” The Writer’s Chronicle 41.4 (February 2009): 66-71.
