François Camoin

François André Camoin (June 20, 1939 – March, 2019), born in Nice, France, was an American short story writer.

Life

He came to the United States in 1952. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Ph.D. in 1967. He taught at the University of Utah[1] until 2011 when he retired due to illness.[2] His students included authors Chuck Rosenthal and Rob Roberge.[3] He lived in Salt Lake City with his wife, sons, and dogs. According to his wife Shelley, he had a particular fondness for peppermint bark.[4]

His work appears in Mid-American Review,[5] Missouri Review,[6] Nimrod,[7] and Quarterly West.[8]

Awards

Works
  • April, May, and So On. What Books Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9823542-4-7.
  • Like Love But Not Exactly. University of Missouri Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-8262-0845-3.
  • Deadly Virtues. Arrowood Books. 1988. ISBN 978-0-934847-06-3.
  • Why Men Are Afraid of Women. University of Georgia Press. January 1985. ISBN 978-0-8203-0722-0.
  • Why Men Are Afraid of Women(Flannery O'Connor Award For Short Fiction). University of Georgia Press. March 2013. ISBN 978-0820344621. (Reprint)
  • The End of the World Is Los Angeles. University of Missouri Press. April 1982. ISBN 978-0-8262-0365-6.
  • Benbow and Paradise. Dutton. 1975. ISBN 978-0-525-06315-5.
  • The Revenge Convention in Webster, Middleton and Tourneur. Institut für Englische Sprache und Literatur, Universität Salzburg. 1972.

Anthologies

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "A "Teacher who Writes"". Continuum. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2009-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. peppermint bark/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. The Missouri Review. Department of English of University of Missouri--Columbia. 1981-01-01.
  7. Nimrod. University of Tulsa. 1982-01-01.
  8. Quarterly West. University of Utah. 1982-01-01.
  9. http://www.uaf.org/mayor%27s-artist-awards/past-recipients
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2009-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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