David Armand (born 1980) is an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He has published four novels, The Pugilist's Wife, Harlow, The Gorge, and The Lord's Acre. He has also published three collections of poems, The Deep Woods, Debt, and The Evangelist as well as a memoir titled My Mother's House. From 2017-2019, he served as Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he is currently assistant professor of creative writing. His latest book, a collection of essays called Mirrors, was published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. Armand is the 2022 recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award, presented annually by the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana. He is the twenty-third recipient of the prestigious award presented to recognize outstanding contributions to Louisiana’s literary and intellectual life exemplified by a contemporary Louisiana writer’s body of work.
Honors
- 2022 Louisiana Writer Award
- 2020 University of Louisiana System Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
- 2016 St. Tammany Parish President's Literary Artist of the Year
- 2016 Southeastern Louisiana University President's Award for Excellence in Artistic Activity
- Gambit Magazine "40 Under 40" Recipient
- 2015 Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alumnus of the Year Award
- The Gorge named a finalist in Foreword Reviews Independent Book Awards
- Selected as a contributor to the 2014 Sewanee Writers' Conference
- Harlow named a top five fiction book of the year (2013) by The Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Harlow longlisted for the 2013 SIBA Book Award
- The Pugilist's Wife named a New & Noteworthy Book by Newpages.com
- The Pugilist's Wife named one of five "Hot Reads" by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in March 2012
- The Pugilist's Wife named the winner of the 2010 George Garrett Fiction Prize
Bibliography
- Mirrors, and other reflections (essays)
- The Evangelist (poems)
- The Lord's Acre (a novel)
- Debt (poems)
- My Mother's House (a memoir)
- The Deep Woods (poems)
- The Gorge (a novel)
- Harlow (a novel)
- The Pugilist's Wife (a novel)
References
External links
- Author's web site
- Profile on Goodreads
- Library Holdings
- Interview with Oxford American
- Interview with Deep South Magazine
- Interview with the New Orleans Review
- Interview with Sheba Turk on "The 504"
- Armand reading from Harlow at the Louisiana Humanities Center
- Armand reading at Southeastern Louisiana University
- NPR Interview
Further reading
- David Armand (2023). Mirrors, and other reflections. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. ISBN 9781946160966.
- David Armand (2022). The Evangelist. Mercer University Press. ISBN 9780881468557.
- David Armand (2020). The Lord's Acre. Texas Review Press. ISBN 9781680032208.
- David Armand (2018). Debt. Blue Horse Press. ISBN 9780692144770.
- David Armand (2016). My Mother's House. Texas Review Press. ISBN 9781680030730.
- David Armand (2015). The Deep Woods. Blue Horse Press. ISBN 9780692538142.
- David Armand (2015). The Gorge. Southeast Missouri State University Press. ISBN 9780996259620.
- David Armand (2013). Harlow. Texas Review Press. ISBN 9781937875435.
- David Armand (2011). The Pugilist's Wife. Texas Review Press. ISBN 9781933896670.
