Alan R. Davis

Background

Alan Davis was born on June 30 in 1950, in New Orleans, Los Angeles. He is the son of Louis and Dorothy Davis.

Education

Alan graduated from University of Louisiana in 1973 and in 1975, he received a degree of a Master of Arts. In 1981 he graduated from University of Denver with a degree of a Doctor of Philosophy.

Career

Alan started his career as an assistant reference librarian at Lafayette, Parish Library in 1974. Since 1975 till 1977, he worked as a counselor/technical writer at Louisiana Department of Corrections. In 1980 and 1981 he worked as a lecturer at Loyola University, and since 1981, he worked at University of North Carolina. In 1984, he also was an editorial assistant at Charlotte Business Quarterly and Charlotte Business and Finance.

Since 1985 Alan works as a professor of English at Moorhead State University in Moorhead, and since 1995, he is also a chairman of English department and co-director of creative writing there.

Alan has lead workshops on contemporary fiction and creative writing at universities, writing centers and writing conferences in Ireland, Canada and the United State. He also has served as artist mentor and literature panelist on state and regional arts councils. He was a commentator on Matchbook, a weekly program of book reviews and literary commentary at National Public Radio (NPR) from 1991 to 1995.

Alan is also a contributor of book reviews and articles to periodicals, including Chicago Sun Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hudson Review, Kirkus Reviews, New York Times Book Review, and San Francisco Chronicle. Contributor of short stories to periodicals, including Chattahoochee Review, Denver Quarterly, Greensboro Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Pulpsmith, Quarterly.

Works

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  • Rumors From the Lost World (MVP)

    ("He has an original talent, a feel for action, a sparse y...)

    1993

Membership

• National Book Critics Circle , United States

Interests

• Hiking, bicycling, movie going, wandering about

Connections

Alan married Catherine Culloden, on July 4, 1981. They have children: Sara, Dillon.

Father:

Louis Davis

Mother:

Dorothy Davis

Wife:

Catherine Culloden

Daughter:

Sara Davis

Son:

Dillon Davis