Lydi Conklin

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Lydi Conklin (formerly Lydia Conklin) is an American short story writer, novelist, and cartoonist.

Education

Conklin received a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]

Career

From 2015 to 2017, Conklin was a Creative Writing Fellow at Emory University,[1][2][3] and from 2019 to 2021, they were a Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University.[4]

Conklin has received a Stegner Fellowship (2019–2021),[4] as well as fellowships and residencies from MacDowell (2011 and 2021),[5] Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (2019),[6] the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2018),[7][8] Lighthouse Works (2015),[9] Millay Arts (2013),[10] the James Merrill House (2012),[11] Harvard University (2007),[3][12] Jentel,[13] Yaddo,[14] Brush Creek, Caldera, Djerassi, Hedgebrook, the Santa Fe Art Institute, and the Vermont Studio Center.[6] They've also received grants and awards from the Astraea Foundation,[15] the Puffin Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2014),[16] the Alliance of Artists Communities, and the Council for Wisconsin Writers.[1]

Conklin has received four Pushcart Prizes,[17] as well as a Rona Jaffe Writer's Award (2018)[18][19] and the Larry and Eleanor Sternig Short Fiction Award (2011).[20][21]

Conklin was the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Fiction at the University of Michigan in 2021-2022.[22] In 2022, they served as a judge for the Third Coast's Fiction Contest.[23]

Conklin is currently Assistant Professor of Fiction in the Department of English at Vanderbilt University[24]

Selected texts

Rainbow, Rainbow (2022)

Rainbow, Rainbow, expected to be published May 31, 2022 by Catapult and June 9, 2022, by Scribner UK,[needs update] is a collection of short stories.

TIME has named Rainbow, Rainbow one of "The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2022."[25] The book has also landed on "most anticipated" lists from LGBTQ Reads[26] and Electric Literature.[27] Library Journal has also included it in a "must read" list.[28]

Songs of No Provenance (2025)

Songs of No Provenance, Conklin's first novel, was published June 3, 2025 by Catapult.[17]

Chicago Review of Books, named Songs of No Provenance one of "12 Must-Read Books of June 2025."[29] The book was also included in "most anticipated" lists from LGBTQ Reads,[30] Our Culture Magazine[31] and Literary Hub.[32]

Publications

Books

Cartoons

  • "Gum Preservation," published on Everyday Genius (2013)[33]
  • "Pinprick," published in Drunken Boat (2021)[34]

Narrative Magazine (2009–2019)

The following comics were published in Narrative Magazine.

  • "Diet" (Winter 2009)
  • "Rat Finance" (Spring 2009)
  • "Tapeworm" (Fall 2009)
  • "4th Grade Blogs" (Winter 2010)
  • "Trees" (Fall 2010)
  • "Ant Picnic" (Spring 2011)
  • "Apple" (Fall 2011)
  • "Raccoon Crime Scene" (Winter 2012)
  • "Hot Dog" (Fall 2012)
  • "Reading Comprehension" (Winter 2013)
  • "Traveling" (Spring 2013)
  • "Your Place or My Parents?" (Spring 2013)
  • "Kimmy" (Winter 2014)
  • "Email Me" (Winter 2014)
  • "GPS Pajamas" (Spring 2014)
  • "Peacock Envy" (Winter 2015)
  • "Possum Theater" (Spring 2015)
  • "Rabbit Pregnancy" (Fall 2015)
  • "Eyeliner," in Volume 2016–03, Winter 2016)
  • "Can He Say Hi?" (Fall 2016)
  • "Cooler" (Winter 2019)
  • "Foods That Only Sound Delicious" (Spring 2019)

Lesbian Cattle Dogs (2018–2020)

The following comics were all published to The Believer[35] and Lenny Letter:

  • "Adventures of 'Lesbian Cattle Dogs'" (December 27, 2018)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Eat Dinner" (January 11, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Help Ruffles" (February 14, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Discuss a Big Issue" (March 12, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs are Cleared for Marriage by the Supreme Court" (April 4, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Stroll Through Memories" (May 9, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Have a Nice Meat Dinner" (June 26, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs See a Puppy" (July 2, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Discuss Cuddling" (December 11, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Welcome a Houseguest" (December 30, 2019)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs See Adelaide" (January 24, 2020)
  • "Lesbian Cattle Dogs Have Tea with Adelaide" (February 24, 2020)

Animals in a Bad Situation (2018–2019)

The following comics were all published to Popula:[36]

  • "Sad Yak" (October 25, 2018)
  • "My Old, Old Egg" (November 15, 2018)
  • "You Only Get Married Once" (November 27, 2018)
  • "Guinea Pigs Reach for the Stars" (January 9, 2019)
  • "Big Changes" (January 17, 2019)
  • "Our Little Talk" (February 19, 2019)

Short stories

References

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