The Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs

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• Well-established Southern author with twelve previously published books, countless short stories in recognizable venues, and strong network of connections to other regional author
• Funny, messy stories about the men of the South muddling through jobs, families, and fundraising
• Previous honors include the Fellowship of Southern Writers, a Guggenheim Fellow in 2009, the Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, and more
• Publicity support from Dawn Major, freelance publicist with strong Southern concentration. She works with the Southern Review of Books and has assisted Dzanc with coverage for William Gays titles before.
• Outreach to venues that have covered Georges work before, including New York Times Book Review, Garden and Gun, Oxford American, Nashville Scene, Chapter 16 in Nashville, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Southern Review of Books
• Outreach and ARC mailing to Georges local and regional indies: Hub City Book Shop, M. Judson Books, Lemuria, Square Books, Park Road Books, City Lights, Quail Ridge Books, Flyleaf Books, Fountain Book Store, and A Cappella
• Mass galley mailing
• Emphasis on course adoption and award submission
• E-ARCs available on Edelweiss
• Co-op budget available

Author Bio

George Singleton has published twelve books, including These People Are Us; The Half-Mammals of Dixie; Why Dogs Chase Cars; Novel; Drowning in Gruel; Work Shirts for Madmen; Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds; Stray Decorum; Between Wrecks; Calloustown; Staff Picks; You Want More: Selected Stories. He has also published over two hundred stories in magazines and journals like the Atlantic Monthly, Harpers One Story, Playboy, Georgia Review, Zoetrope, North American Review, Story, LitMag, Southern Review, Mid-American Review, Fiction International, The Quarterly, Carolina Quarterly, Agni, Oxford American, Virginia Quarterly Review, Five Points, Black Warrior Review, Subtropics, Texas Review, and Glimmer Train. He lives in Spartanburg SC.