Creative Writing Faculty
Ed Park
About
Ed Park is the author of the novel Same Bed Different Dreams, which was a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, won the L.A. Times Book Prize in fiction, and was listed among the best books of 2023 by The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and others. His novel Personal Days was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. He is a founding editor of The Believer and has worked in newspapers, publishing, and academia. His writing appears in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Harper’s, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. Born in Buffalo, he lives in Manhattan with his family.
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Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park listed among the best books of 2023:
- The New York Times 100 Notable Books 2023
- The New York Times five best audiobooks of the year
- Kirkus Reviews Best of 2023 Our Favorite Fiction
- Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction
- Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of 2023
- Los Angeles Times Best Novels and Short Story Collections of 2023
Ed Park named among finalists for L.A. Times Book Prize in Fiction | Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2024
Park’s novel, Same Bed Different Dreams, wins L.A. Times Book Prize in Fiction | Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2024
Same Bed Different Dreams a finalist for 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction | The Pulitzer Prizes, May 6, 2024