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John Dufresne

John Dufresne is the author of 25 works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including Louisiana Power and Light and Love Warps the Mind a Little. He lives in Florida, where he teaches writing at Florida International University.

John Dufresne

John Dufresne is the author of 25 works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including Louisiana Power and Light and Love Warps the Mind a Little. He lives in Florida, where he teaches writing at Florida International University.

Awards

Winner — Florida Book Award, 2008

Books by John Dufresne

  • FLASH!: Writing the Very Short Story

    John Dufresne

    E Book, 2018

    An engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.
  • Storyville!: An Illustrated Guide to Writing Fiction

    John Dufresne, Evan Wondolowski

    E Book, 2020

    A smart and funny guide to writing fiction with lively infographics to help aspiring writers visualise storytelling techniques.
  • My Darling Boy: A Novel

    John Dufresne

    Hardback, 2025

    One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year

    A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a “master” (Lee Martin) of the tragi-comic.
  • My Darling Boy: A Novel

    John Dufresne

    E Book

    One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year

    A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a “master” (Lee Martin) of the tragi-comic.
  • Flash Fiction America: 73 Very Short Stories

    James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, John Dufresne

    E Book

    A spectacular new anthology of the best short-short fiction from across the United States.
  • Flash Fiction America: 73 Very Short Stories

    James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, John Dufresne

    Paperback, 2023

    A spectacular new anthology of the best short-short fiction from across the United States.