Cathy Day is an American novelist, short story writer, and English professor. She is the author of the linked story collection, The Circus in Winter (Harcourt, 2004), and a memoir, Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love (Free Press, 2008).

Cathy Day
BornPeru, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • professor
NationalityAmerican
EducationDePauw University
University of Alabama (MFA)
Website
cathyday.com

Biography

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Cathy Day was born in Peru, Indiana.[1] She graduated from DePauw University in 1991[2] and earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Alabama in 1995.[3] Since 1997, Day has been teaching creative writing at the college level. She has taught at Minnesota State University, Mankato, The College of New Jersey, and the University of Pittsburgh.[4]

She is currently an Associate Professor at Ball State University, where she also serves as the Assistant Chair of Operations in the English Department.[5]

Day's work has been published in numerous literary magazines, including PANK, Ninth Letter, River Styx, The Southern Review, Gettysburg Review, and Quarterly West.

Books

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  • The Circus in Winter. Harcourt. 2004. ISBN 015101048X.
  • Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love. Free Press. 2008. ISBN 9781416557104.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana author Cathy Day tackles life, love and the Colts". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. ^ "Author Cathy Day '91 to Speak at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. ^ "The Circus in Winter, by Cathy Day '91, Earns Strong Early Reviews - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. ^ "Cathy Day: From the Circus to the Workshop - Ball State University". cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  5. ^ "Catherine Day - Ball State University". cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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