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Aimee Bender

Distinguished Professor of English
Pronouns She / Her / Hers Email abender@usc.edu Office THH 431 Office Phone (213) 821-0477

Education

  • M.F.A. Fiction, University of California, Irvine, 1998
  • B.A. Literature/Creative Writing, UCSD, 1991

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Interests: Contemporary fiction, surrealism, magical realism, experimental fiction, classic and new tellings of fairy tales, the short story, the novel, the short-short, the novella, the process of writing, the curious world of the writing workshop.

  • Book

    • Bender, A. (2020). The Butterfly Lampshade. New York, NY: Doubleday.
    • Bender, A. (2013). The Color Master. New York, New York: Doubleday.
    • Bender, A. (2010). The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. New York, New York: Doubleday.
    • Bender, A. M. (2005). Willful Creatures. New York: Doubleday.
    • Bender, A. M. (2000). An Invisible Sign of my Own, Doubleday 2000.
    • Bender, A. M. (1998). The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, Doubleday 1998.

    Book Chapters

    • Bender, A. (2011). Intro to 50th Edition of James and the Giant Peach. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

    Magazine/Trade Publication

    • Bender, A.A Contract of One’s Own. O Magazine.

    Novella

    • Bender, A. (2009). The Third Elevator. Boston, MA. Madras Press.
    • opera libretto, Completed workshop for
      opera libretto and music (by composer John B Hedges) in Dec 06, at Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia, 2006-2007
    • Opera Performance, “The Invitation” staged and performed twice– once at USC, once in North Carolina at a small opera company., 2012-2013
    • USC Distinguished Professor, 2017 –
    • Alex Award for Lemon Cake novel, 2010-2011
    • SCIBA award for fiction (Southern California Independent Booksellers Association), Fall 2010
    • PEN West Mentor of the Year, for Emerging Writers Program, 2006-2007
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