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short bio:

​Travis Mulhauser was born and raised in Northern Michigan. His novel, Sweetgirl, (Ecco/Harper Collins) was long-listed for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, was a Michigan Notable Book Award winner in 2017, an Indie Next Pick, and named one of Ploughshares Best Books of the New Year. Sweetgirl has also been published in France, Germany, Brazil, The Netherlands, and the UK. 

Travis is the author of Greetings from Cutler County: A Novella and Stories, and received his MFA in Fiction from UNC-Greensboro.  He is also a proud graduate of North Central Michigan College and Central Michigan University. He lives currently in Durham, North Carolina with his wife and two children.

sweetgirl news and notes:

*2017 recipient of the a North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship 
*Michigan Notable Book Award 2017
*Long list for The Center of Fiction First Novel Prize
*#2 on Harper's List of Best Spring Debuts 
*State of Michigan Bestsellers list for February 2016
*Indie Next List pick for February 2016
*Ploughshares Best Books of the New Year for 2016
*Good Grits Magazine Page Turners for January/February 2016
*Winner of the Fall 2014  Sustainable Arts Foundation Award for Fiction (manuscript in progress) ​

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