Chad Simpson (author)
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Chad Simpson is a short
and flash fiction
author from Monmouth, Illinois
. He has written numerous stories that have appeared in multiple literary magazines. His flash story "Let x" won the second annual Micro Award in 2009. "Let x" originally appeared in Esquire.com
. Simpson earned a BA from Monmouth College
in 1998 and a MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2005. He is the author of a chapbook, "Phantoms," published in April 2010 by Origami Zoo Press. He is currently a visiting assistant professor of English at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
and flash fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...
author from Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
. He has written numerous stories that have appeared in multiple literary magazines. His flash story "Let x" won the second annual Micro Award in 2009. "Let x" originally appeared in Esquire.com
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
. Simpson earned a BA from Monmouth College
Monmouth College
Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.-History:Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church...
in 1998 and a MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2005. He is the author of a chapbook, "Phantoms," published in April 2010 by Origami Zoo Press. He is currently a visiting assistant professor of English at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.