Emily Ruskovich (/ˈrʌskəvɪ/ RUSS-kə-vitch[1]) is an American writer who won the 2019 International Dublin literary award for her novel Idaho.[2] She grew up in the Idaho Panhandle on Hoodoo Mountain.[3] She graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2011 and is an assistant professor at the University of Montana where she teaches creative writing; she was formerly on the faculty of Boise State University. She lives in the mountains west of Missoula.[4][5]

Emily Ruskovich

Bibliography

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Novel

Short story

Work included in anthology

  • The O. Henry Prize stories, 2015 (2015)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Emily Ruskovich International Dylan Thomas Prize Reading". YouTube. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ Flood, A. "'My life completely changed': debut wins world's richest prize for a novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ "About the Author". Emily Ruskovich. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ^ Doyle, Martin (12 June 2019). "Debut US author Emily Ruskovich (33) wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ B., Kustra (5 July 2019). "Real Life Influences Fiction In Emily Ruskovich's "Idaho"". Boise State Public Radio.