Geoff Herbach, M.F.A.
Professor | Creative Writing
212 B Armstrong Hall (AH 212 B)
(507) 389-5936
geoffrey.herbach@mnsu.edu
Education:
- M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Hamline University, 2006
- M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998
- B.A. in English and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996
Biography:
Geoff Herbach is the author of nine novels and a picture book. He’s received the Cybils Award for best YA Fiction, the Minnesota Book Award, and the Burr/Worzalla Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement. His books have been spotlighted by the Junior Library Guild, and have been listed among the year’s best by the American Library Association, the American Booksellers Association, the International Literacy Association, and Bank Street. They have been selected as state-wide one-reads and for the Global Read Aloud. In the past, he produced radio comedy shows and toured rock clubs telling weird stories.
Recent Publications:
Cracking the Bell, A Novel, New York, NY; Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, New York, NY; September 2019
Hooper, A Novel, New York, NY; Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, New York, NY; February 2018
Hair-pocalypse, Capstone Press, Minneapolis, MN; August 2017
Strange Times, The Ghost in the Girl, A Novel, (with Tom DeLonge), San Diego, CA; To The Stars, October 2016
Anything You Want, A Novel, Chicago, IL; Sourcebooks, May 2016
Fat Boy Versus The Cheerleaders, A Novel, Chicago, IL; Sourcebooks, May 2014
Recent Courses Taught:
- English 643: Fiction Workshop (The Novel)
- English 446: Screenwriting
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