Chris Offutt (August 24, 1962 in Lexington, Kentucky. He grew up in Haldeman, Kentucky, a former mining community of 200 people in the Appalachian Mountains. He is an American author and the son of fantasy and pornography author Andrew J. Offutt. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... It has been suggested that Fayette County, Kentucky be merged into this article or section. ... A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the United States, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1500... The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse, and a matter of opinion - Jules Verne considered H. G. Wells to be a fantasy author - and there is considerable overlap with science fiction authors and horror fiction authors. ... Andrew J. Offutt (born August 16, 1934) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ...

Offutt attended Morehead State University and graduated with a degree in theater and minor in art. In 1992, he published his debut short story collection, Kentucky Straight. The collection won awards from the Lannan Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Whiting Foundation. Offutt was also named one of the twenty best young american fiction writers by Granta. Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation funds the Guggenheim Museums. ... American Academy of Arts and Letters is an organization whose goal is to foster, assist, and sustain an interest in American literature, music, and art. ... Granta 37, published September 1991 Granta is a literary magazine which publishes new writing — fiction, personal history, reportage and investigative journalism — four times a year. ...

His second book was a memoir entitled The Same River Twice and in 1997, he published his first novel, The Good Brother. In 2005, he published No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home, about a visit he made back to Haldeman, KY. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Chris Offutt, a University of Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus and visiting faculty member, made his comic-writing debut in 2005 with "Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, No. 6" and he wrote an essay, "Why I Love Comics," for "RoadStrips: A Graphic Journey Across America." Another comics essay appeared in "Give our Regards to the Atomsmashers." The Program in Creative Writing, known more commonly as the Iowa Writers Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa is the preeminent college and graduate-level creative writing program in the United States. ... Michael Chabon (born May 24, 1963) is a modern Jewish-American author. ...

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Lannan Foundation biography