Kent Nelson (author)

Kent Nelson (born 1943) is an American short story writer and poet.[1] He holds a JD from Harvard Law School. His 2014 collection The Spirit Bird won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize.[1][2][3] Earlier in his literary career, he was awarded a fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts.[4]

Selected bibliography
  • Nelson, Kent (1991). Language in the Blood. Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 0-87905-394-1. OCLC 23180098.[5]
  • Nelson, Kent (1991). The Middle of Nowhere: Stories. Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith. ISBN 0-87905-398-4. OCLC 23139799.[5][6]
  • Nelson, Kent (1998). Discoveries: Short Stories of the San Juans. Ouray, Colorado: Western Reflections. ISBN 1-890437-16-6. OCLC 39823165.[7]
  • Nelson, Kent (2003). Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-03226-3. OCLC 51093359.[8][9]

References
  1. Warner, Ryan. "Captivating new short stories from Ouray author Kent Nelson". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. "About Kent Nelson". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. Chiddister, Diane (April 19, 2015). "Writer Kent Nelson to read". The Yellow Springs News. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. Robertson 1988, p. 109.
  5. Hadella, Paul (1992). "Review of Language in the Blood and The Middle of Nowhere". Western American Literature. 27 (2): 182–184. doi:10.1353/wal.1992.0082. ISSN 1948-7142.
  6. Davis, Claire (1992). "Review of The Middle of Nowhere: Stories". CutBank. 1 (37): 117–118.
  7. Quantic, Diane (1998). "Review of Discoveries: Short Stories of the San Juan Mountains". Western American Literature. 33 (3): 325–326. doi:10.1353/wal.1998.0086. ISSN 1948-7142.
  8. Wilson, Jennifer (October 17, 2011). "Hello from Flyover Territory: 3 Midwestern Novels". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  9. Quantic, Diane D. (2005). "Review of Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still". Western American Literature. 40 (2): 222–223. doi:10.1353/wal.2005.0058. ISSN 1948-7142.

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