Who is Rich? (Klam) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1964
• Where—N/A
• Education—B.A, Hollins College, M.A., University of New Hampshire
• Awards—Whiting Writer’s Award; O Henry Award
• Currently—lives in a suburb of Washington, D.C.


Matthew Klam was named one of the 20 best fiction writers in America under 40 by The New Yorker. He’s a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Robert Bingham/PEN Award, a Whiting Writer’s Award, and an O Henry Award.

His first book, Sam The Cat and Other Stories, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year in the category of first fiction, was selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times, Esquire Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Kansas City Star, and by the Borders for their New Voices series.

His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Esquire, GQ Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Hollins College, and has taught creative writing in many places including Johns Hopkins University (where he currently teaches), St. Albans School, American University, and Stockholm University in Sweden. (From the publisher.)