Wayne Karlin
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Wayne Karlin is an American
author
, editor
, and teacher
. His books include Marble Mountain, War Movies: Journeys to Vietnam, The Wished-For Country, Prisoners, Rumors and Stones, Crossover, Lost Armies, The Extras, and Us. A new (non-fiction)book, Wandering Souls, was published in 2009.
Karlin attended White Plains High School, in New York
and then served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967, when he was honorably discharged
with the rank of sergeant
. His decorations include the Vietnam Service Medal
, the Air Medal
, a Presidential Unit Citation
, and the Combat Air Crew Badge
with three stars. He received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Humanities
in 1970 from the American College in Jerusalem and his Master's degree
in Creative Writing from Goddard College
in 1976.
He is a professor of Languages and Literature at the College of Southern Maryland
, where he has taught since the mid 1980s. He is also American editor of the Curbstone Press Voices from Viet Nam series of books. That series includes The Other Side of Heaven: Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers (1995), which he co-edited with Le Minh Kue and Truong Lu; The Stars, The Earth, The River: Short Fiction by Le Minh Khue (1997); Behind the Red Mist: Fiction By Ho Anh Thai (1998); Against the Flood, a novel by Ma Van Khang (2000); Past Continuous, a novel by Nguyen Khai (2001); The Cemetery of Chua Village and Other Stories by Doan Le; (2005),Love After War: Contemporary Fiction from Viet Nam, co-edited with Ho Anh Thai (2005), and An Insignificant Family, by Da Ngan (2009).
Karlin was one of the script writers and served as a technical consultant and acted in the feature film Song of the Stork, a Vietnamese-Singaporean co-production, which won awards at several film festivals in Europe and Asia. He is at work on a film adaptation of Prisoners.
In 2006, Karlin was consulting producer and writer for Shared Weight, a series of hour-long radio programs involving interviews with writers, film makers and artists in Vietnam, and journeys of reconciliation. The programs were done by the Center for Emerging Media for National Public Radio. He wrote the script for "Wandering Souls", a follow up program, in 2009.
Karlin’s short stories and essays have been widely anthologized and have appeared in many literary magazines, including Antietam Review, Crab Orchard Review, Glimmer Train
, Indiana Review
, Manoa, Michigan Quarterly Review
, Nimrod, North American Review
, Prairie Schooner
, Witness, and War, Literature & the Arts. His articles and book reviews have appeared in The Baltimore Sun
, The Washington Post
, The Nation
, and The Los Angeles Times.
Karlin has received five State of Maryland
Individual Artist Awards in Fiction, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
, a Critics’ Choice Award, the Paterson Prize in Fiction and the Vietnam Veterans of America
Excellence in the Arts Award. Prisoners was named an Outstanding Novel of 1998 in the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook and The Wished-For Country was selected as an Outstanding Novel in the 2002 Yearbook. Love After War was named one of the best books of the year of 2005 by The San Francisco Chronicle.
Karlin lives in Saint Mary's County, Maryland
. He and his wife Ohnmar Thein Karlin have a son, Adam.
United States
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author
Author
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, editor
Editing
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, and teacher
Teacher
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. His books include Marble Mountain, War Movies: Journeys to Vietnam, The Wished-For Country, Prisoners, Rumors and Stones, Crossover, Lost Armies, The Extras, and Us. A new (non-fiction)book, Wandering Souls, was published in 2009.
Karlin attended White Plains High School, in New York
New York
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and then served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967, when he was honorably discharged
Military discharge
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with the rank of sergeant
Sergeant
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. His decorations include the Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award which was created in 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The distinctive design was the creation of sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones, a former employee of the Army Institute of Heraldry. The medal is issued to recognize military service during...
, the Air Medal
Air Medal
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States. The award was created in 1942, and is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.-Criteria:...
, a Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation (US)
The Presidential Unit Citation, originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941...
, and the Combat Air Crew Badge
Aircrew Badge
The Aircrew Badge, commonly known as Wings, is a qualification badge of the United States military that is awarded by all five branches of armed services to personnel who serve as crew members on board military aircraft. The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required...
with three stars. He received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
in 1970 from the American College in Jerusalem and his Master's degree
Master's degree
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in Creative Writing from Goddard College
Goddard College
Goddard College is a private, liberal arts college located in Plainfield, Vermont, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Goddard College currently operates on an intensive low-residency model...
in 1976.
He is a professor of Languages and Literature at the College of Southern Maryland
College of Southern Maryland
The College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland, is a public, regional community college, serving Southern Maryland Charles County, St. Mary's County, and Calvert County.-History:...
, where he has taught since the mid 1980s. He is also American editor of the Curbstone Press Voices from Viet Nam series of books. That series includes The Other Side of Heaven: Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers (1995), which he co-edited with Le Minh Kue and Truong Lu; The Stars, The Earth, The River: Short Fiction by Le Minh Khue (1997); Behind the Red Mist: Fiction By Ho Anh Thai (1998); Against the Flood, a novel by Ma Van Khang (2000); Past Continuous, a novel by Nguyen Khai (2001); The Cemetery of Chua Village and Other Stories by Doan Le; (2005),Love After War: Contemporary Fiction from Viet Nam, co-edited with Ho Anh Thai (2005), and An Insignificant Family, by Da Ngan (2009).
Karlin was one of the script writers and served as a technical consultant and acted in the feature film Song of the Stork, a Vietnamese-Singaporean co-production, which won awards at several film festivals in Europe and Asia. He is at work on a film adaptation of Prisoners.
In 2006, Karlin was consulting producer and writer for Shared Weight, a series of hour-long radio programs involving interviews with writers, film makers and artists in Vietnam, and journeys of reconciliation. The programs were done by the Center for Emerging Media for National Public Radio. He wrote the script for "Wandering Souls", a follow up program, in 2009.
Karlin’s short stories and essays have been widely anthologized and have appeared in many literary magazines, including Antietam Review, Crab Orchard Review, Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train is an American literary journal founded in 1990 in Portland, Oregon. It is published quarterly.-Past contributors:* Brad Barkley* Charles Baxter* Ron Carlson* Greg Downs* Peter Selgin* Andre Dubus III* Aaron Gwyn* Noy Holland...
, Indiana Review
Indiana Review
Indiana Review ' is a small, student-run literary magazine at Indiana University. Founded in 1976, it has a circulation of about 2,000.A biannual review, IR publishes essays, fiction, graphic arts, interviews, poetry, and reviews...
, Manoa, Michigan Quarterly Review
Michigan Quarterly Review
The Michigan Quarterly Review is an American literary magazine founded in 1962 and published at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.The quarterly publishes art, essays, interviews, memoirs, fiction, poetry, and book reviews as well as writing "in a wide variety of research areas", according to...
, Nimrod, North American Review
North American Review
The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States. Founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale and others, it was published continuously until 1940, when publication was suspended due to J. H. Smyth, who had purchased the magazine, being unmasked as a Japanese...
, Prairie Schooner
Prairie Schooner (magazine)
Prairie Schooner is a literary magazine published quarterly at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with the cooperation of UNL's English Department and the University of Nebraska Press...
, Witness, and War, Literature & the Arts. His articles and book reviews have appeared in The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, and The Los Angeles Times.
Karlin has received five State of Maryland
Maryland
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Individual Artist Awards in Fiction, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
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, a Critics’ Choice Award, the Paterson Prize in Fiction and the Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans of America Inc. is a national non-profit corporation founded in 1978 in the United States that promotes the interests of United States military veterans of the Vietnam War era. It is funded without any contribution from any branch of government...
Excellence in the Arts Award. Prisoners was named an Outstanding Novel of 1998 in the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook and The Wished-For Country was selected as an Outstanding Novel in the 2002 Yearbook. Love After War was named one of the best books of the year of 2005 by The San Francisco Chronicle.
Karlin lives in Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 105,151. Its county seat is Leonardtown...
. He and his wife Ohnmar Thein Karlin have a son, Adam.
External links
- http://www.curbstone.org/authdetail.cfm?AuthID=26, Curbstone Press Author page.
- http://www.centerforemergingmedia.com/resources_frameset.html Center for Emerging Media website.
- http://www.megamedia.com.sg/STORKWEB/songofthestork.html “Song of the Stork” web site.