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Patrick Ryan | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Short story writer,novelist |
| Education | Florida State University Bowling Green State University (MFA) |
Patrick Eugene Ryan (born 1965) is an American novelist and short story writer. His books includeshort stories collectionsSend Me (2006) andThe Dream Life of Astronauts, as well as three novels for young adults:Saints of Augustine (2008),In Mike We Trust (2009), andGemini Bites (2011).
Patrick Ryan was born inWashington, D.C., in 1965 and raised inFlorida.[1][2] He received hisbachelor's degree in 1987 fromFlorida State University and hisMaster of Fine Arts in 1990 from the Writing Program atBowling Green State University.[2][3]
He wrote short stories for about 10 years prior to the publication of his first book.[3] His story "So Much for Artemis" earned him aNational Endowment for the Arts in Fiction fellowship[4] and was included inThe Best American Short Stories 2006. His story "Getting Heavy With Fate" received the 2005 Smart Family Foundation Award for Fiction.[2][5][6]
His first book wasSend Me, a collection of linked short stories that looks at four decades in the life of a dysfunctional family.[1][7] Celebrated authorEdmund White compared Ryan's writing to that ofJohn Cheever.[5][6] TheBay Area Reporter calledSend Me "a masterfully eventful novel..."[8] while a reviewer atThe Seattle Times said it was "a meticulously crafted, immensely satisfying piece of work."[9]
Ryan followed up in 2008 with theyoung adult novelSaints of Augustine.[6][10] Two best teenage friends, one gay and one not, struggle with family issues, drug abuse, divorce, dating, and a rupture in their friendship. In 2009, he published a second young adult novel,In Mike We Trust, which examines a young man's relationship with his hip, cool, con-artist uncle as the older man attempts to lure him into a life of charity scams. His 2011 novel,Gemini Bites, explores the world of a boy and girl who are fraternal twins, and their competition for the affections of a goth boy who comes to live for a short period of time with their family.
The Dream Life of Astronauts was published in July 2016. It is a collection of nine short stories set against the backdrop of Florida's space program from the late 1960s to the present.
For four years, Ryan worked as an editor at the literary magazineGranta.[11] He is the current editor-in-chief ofOne Story andOne Teen Story.[12]
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