Luke Whisnant is an American novelist, short story writer and poet. His first novel, Watching TV with the Red Chinese, was published in 1992 and was made into a feature film in 2008. Down in the Flood, a collection of short stories, was published in 2006. Whisnant earned his B.A. in English from East Carolina University

East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...

 and his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...

. He is Professor of English at East Carolina University, where he also edits Tar River Poetry

Tar River Poetry

Tar River Poetry is a literary journal published by East Carolina University . Published twice a year , the 64-page journal consists of submitted written works of poetry, critical essays, and book reviews. The journal is named for the Tar River, which runs through Greenville, NC...

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Works

• Watching TV with the Red Chinese. Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1992. ISBN 978-0945575832
• Down in the Flood. Knoxville: Iris, 2006. ISBN 978-0916078706

External links

• "Dark-Haired Girl In A Red Pickup Truck" by Luke Whisnant