Christopher Torockio

Biography

Dr. Torockio is the award-winning author of four books of fiction—two novels and two collections of short stories. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, The Antioch Review, New Orleans Review, Willow Springs, West Branch and other publications. Four of his stories were awarded Pushcart Prize Special mentions. He earned his M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction from Western Michigan University.

Research Interests

• Fiction Writing

Of Note

Dr. Torockio has been awarded grants and fellowships from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Vermont Studio Center and the Wesleyan Writers Conference.

Teaching Interests

• Fiction Writing
• Contemporary Fiction

Publications

“The Soul Hunters” a novel (Black Lawrence Press, 2016)

“The Truth at Daybreak” stories (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2008)

“Floating Holidays” a novel (Black Lawrence Press, 2007)

“Presence” stories (St. Andrews Press, 2000)