Fredrick Barthelme (born October 10, 1943) is an American novelist and short story writer of minimalist fiction. He is the director of the Center For Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi and editor of New World Writing (formerly Blip Magazine)

Early life

Barthelme was born in Houston, Texas.

Life and work

Barthelme was a founding member of the avant-garde experimental rock band the Red Krayola, and left the band to pursue writing and conceptual art in New York. His writing focuses on the landscape of the New South. Along with being a minimalist, his work has also been described as "dirty realism" and "Kmart realism". He published his first short story in The New Yorker. Barthelme was the editor of Mississippi Review for three years. He is the director of the Center For Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi and editor of New World Writing (formerly Blip Magazine).

Personal life

His brothers Donald Barthelme and Steven Barthelme are also writers.

Publications

Novels

Story collections

Memoirs

Screenplays

Awards