Amber Dermont
American author
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Amber Dermont is an American author. She has a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston, and she is a faculty member at Rice University.[1]
Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA)
University of Houston (PhD)
Amber Dermont | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer, Associate Professor of English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA) University of Houston (PhD) |
The Starboard Sea (2012)
The Starboard Sea was published January 1, 2012 by St. Martin's Press. The novel follows a boy who transfers to a new prep school after a tragedy involving his sailing partner.[2][3]
The novel was a New York Times best seller[4][5][failed verification] and was named one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2012.[6] It was also a Waterstones book club pick, as well as a Watermark Books best seller.[7]
The Starboard Sea was a finalist for the 2014 Townsend Prize for Fiction.[8]
Publications
- The Starboard Sea. St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 9780312642808.[9][10][11][12][13]
- Damage Control: Stories. St. Martin's Press. 2013. ISBN 9781466834224.[14][15][16][17]
- A Splendid Wife. St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 9781466834224.