Eli Cranor
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE, VISITING LECTURER OF ENGLISH
BIOGRAPHY
Nationally-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author Eli Cranor teaches creative writing
at 91沉先生. Eli's novels have made numerous "best of the year" lists, including the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon Editors, and others. His work has been nominated for nearly every major award
in the crime fiction genre, and most recently the prestigious Mark Twain Voice in
American Literature Award and the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. Cranor's
column, "Where I'm Writing From," appears weekly in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
EDUCATION HISTORY
- BA - Ouachita Baptist University
- MAT - Henderson State University
PUBLISHED WORK
Mississippi Blue 42
The series debut starring a rookie FBI agent who finds herself caught in the tangled
web of a college football empire鈥攁nd the bloody greed that fuels it.
Broiler
The troubles of two desperate families鈥攐ne white, one Mexican American鈥攃onverge in
the ruthless underworld of an Arkansas chicken processing plant.
Ozark Dogs
In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkansas town.
Don't Know Tough
Friday Night Lights gone dark with Southern Gothic.
Recently Taught Courses
- ENGL 2043 - INTRO/CREATIVE WRITING
- ENGL 2173 - INTRO TO FILM
- ENGL 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
- ENGL 3083 - FICTION WORKSHOP
- ENGL 4093 - SEM/CW: DRAFTING THE NOVEL
- ENGL 4733 - TCH/ENGL/SECONDARY/SCH
- ENGL 4991 - SP: REVISING FOR PUBLICATION
- ENGL 5093 - SEM/CW: DRAFTING THE NOVEL