Was born on February 19, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to Lester L., a minister, and Barbara Johnston Dobyns. Dobyns was raised in New Jersey, Michigan, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He was educated at Shimer College, graduated from Wayne State University, and received an MFA from the University of Iowa in 1967. He worked as a reporter for the Detroit News.
He has taught at various academic institutions, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Boston University.
He has taught at various academic institutions, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Boston University.
Genres: Cozy Mystery, Horror
Series
Charlie Bradshaw
1. Saratoga Longshot (1976)
2. Saratoga Swimmer (1981)
3. Saratoga Headhunter (1985)
4. Saratoga Snapper (1986)
5. Saratoga Bestiary (1988)
6. Saratoga Hexameter (1990)
7. Saratoga Haunting (1993)
8. Saratoga Backtalk (1994)
9. Saratoga Fleshpot (1995)
10. Saratoga Strongbox (1998)
11. Saratoga Payback (2017)
1. Saratoga Longshot (1976)
2. Saratoga Swimmer (1981)
3. Saratoga Headhunter (1985)
4. Saratoga Snapper (1986)
5. Saratoga Bestiary (1988)
6. Saratoga Hexameter (1990)
7. Saratoga Haunting (1993)
8. Saratoga Backtalk (1994)
9. Saratoga Fleshpot (1995)
10. Saratoga Strongbox (1998)
11. Saratoga Payback (2017)
Novels
A Man of Little Evils (1973)
Dancer with One Leg (1983)
A Boat Off the Coast (1987)
Cold Dog Soup (1988)
The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini (1988)
The House on Alexandrine (1990)
After Shocks / Near Escapes (1991)
The Wrestler's Cruel Study (1993)
The Church of Dead Girls (1997)
Boy in the Water (1999)
The Burn Palace (2013)
Is Fat Bob Dead Yet? (2015)
Dancer with One Leg (1983)
A Boat Off the Coast (1987)
Cold Dog Soup (1988)
The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini (1988)
The House on Alexandrine (1990)
After Shocks / Near Escapes (1991)
The Wrestler's Cruel Study (1993)
The Church of Dead Girls (1997)
Boy in the Water (1999)
The Burn Palace (2013)
Is Fat Bob Dead Yet? (2015)
Collections
Concurring Beasts (poems) (1972)
Griffon (poems) (1976)
Heat Death (poems) (1980)
The Balthus Poems (poems) (1982)
Cemetery Nights (poems) (1987)
Body Traffic (poems) (1990)
Velocities (poems) (1994)
Common Carnage (poems) (1996)
Black Dog, Red Dog (poems) (1997)
Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides (poems) (1999)
Eating Naked (2000)
The Porcupine's Kisses (poems) (2002)
Mystery, So Long (poems) (2005)
Winter's Journey (poems) (2010)
The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech (poems) (2016)
Griffon (poems) (1976)
Heat Death (poems) (1980)
The Balthus Poems (poems) (1982)
Cemetery Nights (poems) (1987)
Body Traffic (poems) (1990)
Velocities (poems) (1994)
Common Carnage (poems) (1996)
Black Dog, Red Dog (poems) (1997)
Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides (poems) (1999)
Eating Naked (2000)
The Porcupine's Kisses (poems) (2002)
Mystery, So Long (poems) (2005)
Winter's Journey (poems) (2010)
The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech (poems) (2016)
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Stephen Dobyns
The Best American Short Stories 1999 (1999)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Katrina Kenison and Amy Tan
Award nominations
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