Caren Beilin
Caren Beilin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Alma mater | University of Montana (MFA) University of Utah (PhD) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Website | www |
Caren Beilin (born 1983) is a writer and Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University.[1] She also edits fiction for the Cleveland Review of Books.[2]
Early life and education
Beilin grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia and currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.[3][4] She holds a PhD in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Utah and an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from the University of Montana.[1]
Writing career
She won the 2022 Vermont Book Award for Fiction for Revenge of the Scapegoat (Dorothy, 2022),[5][6] which was reviewed in several major literary magazines.[7][8]
Her book Sea, Poison was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.[9][10]
Bibliography
- Americans, Guests, or Us (Diagram/New Michigan Press, 2012)
- The University of Pennsylvania (Noemi Press, 2014)
- Spain (Rescue Press, 2018)
- Blackfishing the IUD (Wolfman Books, 2019)
- Revenge of the Scapegoat (Dorothy, 2022)
- Sea, Poison (New Directions, 2025)
References
- 1 2 "Caren Beilin". Department of English. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ Books, Cleveland Review of. "About". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Heti, Sheila (2022-04-04). "How Do We Stop Repeating Ourselves?: A Conversation with Caren Beilin by Sheila Heti". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ "Caren Beilin". www.ndbooks.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ "Vermont Book Awards | Department of Libraries". libraries.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ "Revenge of the Scapegoat". New York Review Books. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ "So Gaslit: On Caren Beilin's "Revenge of the Scapegoat"". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ Fehringer, Georgie (2022-08-10). "It Does Not Give Answers: On Caren Beilin's "Revenge of the Scapegoat"". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ "2025 Winners & Finalists, The National Book Critics Circle Awards". bookcritics.org.Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ↑ "15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". quillandquire.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.