Keith Banner
Keith Banner, a social-worker for people with disabilities and a writer, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He teaches creative writing part-time at Miami University and has published two works of fiction,
The Life I Lead, a novel, and
The Smallest People Alive, a book of short stories. He has published numerous short stories and essays in magazines and journals, including
American Folk Art Messenger,
Other Voices,
Washington Square,
Kenyon Review, and
Third Coast. He received an O. Henry prize for his short story, "The Smallest People Alive," and an Ohio Arts Council individual artist fellowship for fiction.
The Smallest People Alive was named one of the best books of the year by Publisher's Weekly. Daniel Handler, in the Village Voice, writes about
The Life I Lead: "In a time when so much new fiction is showy, or paltry, Banner reads like the real thing." Concerning
The Smallest People Alive, Mary Brennon in the
Seattle Times writes, "The wrenching title story is perhaps the best of the collection. Filled with small, indelible details, it manages, against all odds, to convey a powerful, redemptive sweetness. Banner is a writer to watch." He is also the cofounder of Visionaries & Voices, and Thunder-Sky, Inc., two non-profit arts organizations.
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