2011 Presenters
Peter Mountford
Peter Mountford's fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices, Conjunctions, The Normal School, Michigan Quarterly Review, Seattle Review, Phoebe, and Boston Review. His story "Horizon" was included in Best American Short Stories 2008. Currently in his third year as a writer-in-residence for Seattle Arts and Lectures, Mountford is a two-time fellow of Yaddo, and was a recipient of 2010 grants from The Elizabeth George Foundation and Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs. His debut novel is A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism, which David Shields called, "one of the most compelling and thought-provoking novels I've read in years."
Links:
Bookslut review of A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism
Interview with Peter Mountford for Fringe
Interview with The Millions discussing inspirations for A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism
