Gary Fincke has published twenty-five books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, including HOW BLASPHEMY SOUNDS TO GOD (Braddock Avenue Books, 2014), The Proper Words for Sin (West Virginia University Press, 2013), The History of Permanence (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2011), REVIVING THE DEAD (Time Being Books, 2011), The Canals of Mars (Michigan State University Press, 2010), and Amp'd: A Father's Backstage Pass (2004). Twice awarded Pushcart Prizes, Fincke has also been recognized by both the Best American Stories and the O. Henry Prize series, and cited twelve times in the past fourteen years for a "Notable Essay" in Best American Essays. In 2003, he won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for his story collection, Sorry I Worried You. His work has appeared in such publications as Harper's, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, and Ploughshares. Fincke is currently the Charles Degenstein Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University.
Gary Fincke has published twenty-five books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, including HOW BLASPHEMY SOUNDS TO GOD (Braddock Avenue Books, 2014), The Proper Words for Sin (West Virginia University Press, 2013), The History of Permanence (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2011), REVIVIN...