John William Holman (born 1951 Durham, North Carolina) is an American short story writer, novelist, and academic. Life He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1973, from North Carolina Central University with an MA in 1977, and from the University of Southern Mississippi with a PhD in 1983. He teaches at Georgia State University. His work appeared in The New Yorker, Crescent Review, and Mississippi Review, Appalachee Quarterly, Carolina Quarterly, Oxford American, and Alabama Literary Review, Awards 1991 Whiting Award Works Books "Squabble," Reprinted from The New Yorker, 28 December 1987 "On Earth," Reprinted from The New Yorker, 5 December 1988 "Monroe's Wedding," Reprinted from The New Yorker, 6 February 1989 Anthologies Stories "Scuff," Alabama Literary Quarterly 6.1 (Fall/Winter 1992): 41–48. "Immaterial," Forum 27.2 (Fall/Winter 1993): 22–27 "Credentials," Fictionaut (originally published in Mississippi Review) References External links Profile at The Whiting Foundation American short story writers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni North Carolina Central University alumni University of Southern Mississippi alumni Georgia State University faculty Writers from North Carolina 1951 births Living people