Beth (Bich Minh) Nguyen

Author of the memoir Stealing Buddha's Dinner, winner of the PEN/Jerard Award, the novel Short Girls, winner of an American Book Award, and the novel Pioneer Girl. Coeditor of the anthologies Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: I & Eye and 30/30: Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years.

Her work has been featured in numerous university and community reads programs.

• Program Director, MFA in Writing

• MFA, University of Michigan

• PEN/Jerard Award

• American Book Award

• Nguyen, B. (2014). Pioneer Girl. New York City: Penguin Books.

• Nguyen, B. (2009). Short Girls. New York City: Penguin Books.

• Nguyen, B. (2007). Stealing Buddha's Dinner. New York City: Viking Adult.

• Shreve, P. and Nguyen, B. (2001) Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: I & Eye. London: Longman.

• Shreve, P. and Nguyen, B. (2006). 30/30: Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years. London: Longman.