Author Archives: Peter Selgin

About Peter Selgin

Peter Selgin is the author of Drowning Lessons, winner of the 2007 Flannery O’Connor Award for Fiction, Life Goes to the Movies, a novel, two books on the craft of fiction, and several children’s books. His memoir, Confessions of a Left-Handed Man, was short-listed for the William Saroyan International Prize. His latest novel, The Water Master, won the William Faulkner Society Prize, selected by Random House Senior Editor Will Murphy. His work has won the Missouri Review Editors’ Prize, the Dana Award, six Best American Essay notable essay citations, and two selections for the Best American series. A second memoir, The Inventors, is forthcoming from Hawthorne Books in April of 2016. He teaches at Antioch University’s MFA program and is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College & State University.

In the Soup

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Peter Selgin

“Alain makes zee best soups,” Rolande had told me. “Oh, wait until you taste one of Alain’s soups. Zey are zee best soups in ze world.” I’d been invited to live as an artist-in-residence in the village of Bozouls, in … Continue reading →

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Barber

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Peter Selgin

Today I’m going to get a haircut. I just decided. There’s no barbershop in sight. I don’t even know of any barbershops in this neighborhood. The urge to get a haircut has come upon me suddenly, like an early afternoon … Continue reading →

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Half Moon Overlook

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Peter Selgin

Sometimes this life is a meal too big for one. Today, a perfect Saturday. Sunny, not a drop of moisture in the air (though the forecast said rain). I spent the post-swim morning reading, and most of the afternoon commenting … Continue reading →

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Books, Books, Books

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Peter Selgin

I have been asked by a Facebook friend to respond to the following series of questions. 1) What author do you own the most books by?Nelson Algren, whom I loved when I was younger but whose books have not aged … Continue reading →

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