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Hannah Tinti

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Hannah Tinti
Born1973 (age 50–51)
United States
OccupationWriter, editor
Alma materConnecticut College (BA)
New York University (MA)
Notable worksThe Good Thief
Notable awards
Website
hannahtinti.com

Hannah Tinti (born 1973)[1] is an American writer and the co-founder of One Story magazine. She is the winner of the PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing[2], the American Library Association’s Alex Award, and The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize.

Early life

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Tinti was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1973.[1] She graduated from Connecticut College in 1994 and the Graduate Creative Writing Program at New York University in 1997.[3] She has worked in bookstore sales, magazine publishing, in literary agencies, and as a commentator for Public Radio’s Selected Shorts.[4]

Career

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Her first novel, The Good Thief, published in 2008, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year,[5] and received the American Library Association's Alex Award[6] and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.[7] She also published a short story collection, Animal Crackers, a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award.[8] Her novel The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley was published in 2017.[9] It was named a best book of 2017 by National Public Radio and the Washington Post.[10][11] Brooklyn Magazine named her one of 100 "Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture."[12] She is Visiting Graduate Faculty at New York University.[13]

Tinti co-founded the literary magazine One Story in 2002 with Maribeth Batcha. She was Editor-in-Chief of One Story from 2002-2016. One Story has won numerous awards including the AWP Small Press Award, the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize, and the CLMP Firecracker Award. Contributors to One Story include Ann Patchett, Dave Eggers, Lily King, Lauren Groff, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Works

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  • Animal Crackers, Review, 2005. ISBN 9780755307456, OCLC 938603988
  • The Good Thief , 2008. ISBN 9781423385318, OCLC 972710275
  • The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, 2017. ISBN 9780812989885

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tinti, Hanna". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. ^ "PEN American Center Announces 2009 Literary Award Recipients". PEN America Center. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. ^ Angele-Huehn, Sophia (2017-05-02). "Tinti Was Here, at Conn". The College Voice. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ "Bio – HANNAH TINTI".
  5. ^ "New York Times Notable Books of 2008". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "2009 Alex Award". American Library Association. 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  7. ^ "Previous Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Winners". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  8. ^ Tong, Vinnee (2008-08-31). "Suspense drives 'The Good Thief'". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. ^ "Fiction Review: The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley". Publishers Weekly.
  10. ^ "NPR's Book Concierge Our Guide To 2017's Great Reads". National Public Radio. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ "50 notable works of fiction in 2017". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  12. ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". 11 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Faculty".
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