Matt Bell

Biography
Matt Bell’s next novel, Appleseed, is forthcoming from Custom House/William Morrow in July 2021. His craft book Refuse to Be Done, a guide to novel writing, rewriting, & revision, will follow in early 2022 from Soho Press. He is also the author of the novels Scrapper and In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods, as well as the short story collection A Tree or a Person or a Wall, a non-fiction book about the classic video game Baldur's Gate II, and several other titles. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Tin House, Conjunctions, Fairy Tale Review, American Short Fiction, and many other publications. A native of Michigan, he teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Arizona State University.
His novel In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods was a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award and an Indies Choice Adult Book of the Year Honor Recipient as well as the winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award, among other honors Both In the House and Scrapper were selected by the Library of Michigan as Michigan Notable Books, and A Tree or a Person or a Wall was nominated for the 2017 Story Prize.
Education
- M.F.A. Bowling Green State University 2010
- B.A. Oakland University 2006
Publications
Novels
Appleseed. Custom House/William Morrow, forthcoming in 2021.
Scrapper. Soho Press, 2015.
In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods. Soho Press, 2013.
Short Story Collections
A Tree or a Person or a Wall. Soho Press, 2016.
Cataclysm Baby. Mudluscious Press, 2012.
How They Were Found. Keyhole Press, 2010.
Non-Fiction
Refuse to Be Done. Soho Press, forthcoming in 2022.
Baldur's Gate II. Boss Fight Books, 2015.
Courses
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 488 | Advanced Workshop Fiction |
ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 307 | Writing Science Fiction |
ENG 498 | Pro-Seminar |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 307 | Writing Science Fiction |
ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 563 | Forms of Fiction |
ENG 584 | Internship |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 538 | Studies Mod/Contemp Amer Lit |
ENG 584 | Internship |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 394 | Special Topics |
ENG 580 | Practicum |
ENG 584 | Internship |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 488 | Advanced Workshop Fiction |
ENG 580 | Practicum |
ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 580 | Practicum |
ENG 598 | Special Topics |