Sean Madden

Poet, Fiction Writer

Lincoln, CA

California US

Website:

www.seanmadden.org

Author's Bio

Sean Madden works for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. He holds an MFA from the University of Kentucky and a BA from UC Berkeley. His stories, essays, and poems have appeared in nationally and internationally recognized literary and scholarly journals. He lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills with his wife and sons and is currently seeking representation for a story collection. He is also at work on a novel.

Education:

University of Kentucky MFA

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals:

Nonconformist Magazine

The Coil

Umbrella Factory Magazine

Waccamaw Journal

White Wall Review

Poetry

Journals:

Carousel

Hawaii Pacific Review

Jelly Bucket

Sport Literate

The Emerson Review

William & Mary Review

Prizes won:

Pushcart Prize (Nominated by The Emerson Review for "Note for Inspector," 2022).
52nd Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Contest (Finalist for "The Growing Terror of Nothing to Think About," 2019).
Luminaire Award for Best Prose (Finalist for “How the Lonesome Engine Drivers Pine,” The Coil, Alternating Current Press, 2018).
Fourth Annual Emerging Writers Prize (Co-recipient, The John Updike Review, 2017).
Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction (Finalist for “The Sister’s Inheritance,” 2014).

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Marcel Proust, John Updike, Bernard Malamud, Flannery O'Connor, Richard Russo, John Banville, Victor LaValle, Claire Keegan, Edward St. Aubyn, Ron Hansen, Chaim Potok, J.F. Powers.

What I'm reading now:

3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

San Diego, CA

California

Raised in:

San Diego, CA

California

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Last update: May 06, 2024