Rob Davidson’s most recent book is Spectators: Flash Fictions (Five Oaks, 2017), which Kirkus Reviews praises as “A small but mighty collection of textual snapshots… Flash fiction at its best that’s definitely worth a look.” Davidson’s previous story collections are The Farther Shore (Bear Star, 2012) and Field Observations (Missouri, 2001). He is also the author of a monograph, The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells (Missouri, 2005). His fiction, essays and interviews have appeared in Zyzzyva, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Indiana Review, New Delta Review, South Dakota Review, and elsewhere. Davidson’s honors include a Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar award to lecture in Taiwan, 2015-2016, the Camber Press fiction award, judged by Ron Carlson, and an AWP Intro Journals Project Award in fiction. He teaches creative writing and American literature at California State University, Chico.

Website: http://www.robdavidsonauthor.net/

Twitter Username: @robdavidson_9

Publications

• Spectators: Flash Fictions , Five Oaks Press (2017)
• The Farther Shore: Stories , Bear Star Press (2012)
• Field Observations: Stories , University of Missouri Press (2001)
• The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells , University of Missouri (2005)

Awards

• Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar, Taiwan (2015-2016)
• Camber Press Fiction Award(2009)
• AWP Intro Journals Prize (Fiction)(1997)

Employment

• Professor of English at California State University, Chico (August 2002 - )

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in English from Beloit College (May 1989)
• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing-Fiction from Purdue University (May 1997)
• Doctoral Degree in American Literature from Purdue University (May 2002)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Poetry