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Christopher Meeks Short Fiction Writer and Novelist

Christopher Meeks

Biography

Christopher Meeks writes short fiction and novels. His book of short stories, The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea earned great reviews including the Los Angeles Times ("poignant and wise") and a blurb in Entertainment Weekly that said, "A collection so stunning that I could not help but move onto the next story." His second collection of short stories, Months and Seasons was published in 2009, and his first novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century appeared in 2009. He has published short fiction in a number of literary journals, including Rosebud, The Clackamas Literary Review, The Southern California Anthology, The Santa Barbara Review, Midday Moon, and Writers' Forum. He now focuses mainly on writing novels..

He teaches storytelling to undergraduate animators at CalArts, children's literature at Santa Monica College and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and fiction writing to graduate students in USC's Master of Professional Writing Program.

Upcoming Works

  • Novel: "Falling Down Mt. Washington"

Causes I Support

  • Associated Writing Programs

    Dramatists Guild

University Affiliation

  • University of Southern California - Masters of Professional Writing Program

Agents

  • Jim McCarthy - Dystel and Goderich Literary Management

Contact Agents

  • Phone: 212-627-9100 ext. 15

Publishers

  • White Whisker Books

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