David Galef - Creative Writer of Many Genres

David Galef is an irresponsible eclectic who writes in too many directions for his own good. Author of over a dozen books, he’s published three novels with The Permanent Press: Flesh, which got half a page in The New York Times Book Review and was translated into Russian. His second, Turning Japanese, acquired a cult readership in Osaka. His third, How to Cope with Suburban Stress, was a Book Sense choice, was named by Kirkus as one of the Best Books of the Year, and was optioned for a film. His fourth, Where I Went Wrong, is coming out with Regal House in May 2025. He has two short story collections out, Laugh Track from the University Press of Mississippi and My Date with Neanderthal Woman, winner of Dzanc’s inaugural short story collection award. He’s also published the children’s books The Little Red Bicycle with Random House and Tracks with William Morrow. His two books of poetry are Flaws from David Roberts Books and Kanji Poems from Word Poetry. His critical study The Supporting Cast: A Study of Flat and Minor Characters was published by Penn State Press. Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook came out from Columbia University Press and is now in its seventh printing. Barnes and Noble published his edition of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. He co-edited the short story anthology 20 over 60 and edited the essay anthology Second Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading (Wayne State University Press). His translations include Japanese Proverbs: Wit and Wisdom, from Tuttle. A co-founder of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Mississippi, he’s now a professor of English and creative writing program director at Montclair State University. He’s the editor in chief of Vestal Review, the longest-running flash fiction magazine on the planet. You can see some of his work and author profile at www.davidgalef.com. Twitter@davidgalef Grab a copy of Where I Went Wrong-https://a.co/d/bSp8zG5