Background
He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Hazel Crest, Illinois and attended the University of Iowa, where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor in Journalism.
He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Hazel Crest, Illinois and attended the University of Iowa, where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor in Journalism.
Heathcock"s first collection of short fiction, VOLT, was published with Graywolf Press in 2011. VOLT was selected as an Editor"s Pick for both The New York Times Book Review and The Oxford American. A finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, as well as hailed by many critics as one of the best books of 2011, including Publishers Weekly, the Chicago Tribune, Salon.com, and Gentlemen’s Quarterly.