J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English
2008, BA, English, University of North Carolina
Bio
Daniel Wallace is the author of six novels, including Extraordinary Adventures, 2017, and Big Fish, his first, which was adapted into a film and a Broadway musical, and translated into twenty-five languages. He’s published two children’s books, dozens of short stories and essays, and is an illustrator whose drawings have appeared in books, newspapers and magazines all over the world. His seventh book, This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew, will be published by Algonquin Books in April, 2023.
To read more, visit my websitePublications:
Teaching Awards
- Johnston Award for Teaching Excellence, 2010
Awards
- Institute of Arts and Humanities Fellow, Fall 2018
- Sir Walter Raleigh Award, 2008, for Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 130 (Introduction to Fiction Writing)
- ENGL 132H (Freshman Honors in Fiction Writing)
- ENGL 206 (Intermediate Fiction Writing)
- ENGL 406 (Advanced Fiction Writing)
- ENGL 693H & ENGL 694H (a year-long two-semester senior workshop, which counts as two courses, and can lead to graduation with Honors or with Highest Honors in Creative Writing).