March 31, 2016

SVSU welcomes author Andy Mozina for reading series

Mozina is the author of the debut novel "Contrary Motion." His first story collection "The Women Were Leaving Men" won the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award. His second collection "Quality Snacks" was a finalist for the Flannery O'Connor Prize and other awards.

Mozina's fiction has appeared in "Tin House," "The Southern Review," "The Missouri Review," "McSweeney's," and "The Small Chair." His work has received special citations in "Best American Short Stories," "Pushcart Prize," and "New Stories from the Midwest."

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Mozina studied economics at Northwestern University and later attended Harvard Law School for a year. He earned a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University. He moved to St. Louis where he completed a doctorate in English Literature at Washington University. Currently, Mozina teaches literature and creative writing at Kalamazoo College.