George Saunders

George Saunders
George Saunders
	Saunders in 2023
Born	December 2, 1958; Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Writer; journalist; college professor;
Language	English
Education	Colorado School of Mines (B.S.); Syracuse University (M.F.A.);
Period	1986–present
Notable works	CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996); Pastoralia (2000); Tenth of December (2013); Lincoln in the Bardo (2017);
Notable awards	MacArthur Fellowship ; 2006 ; ; PEN/Malamud Award ; 2013 ; ; Folio Prize ; 2014 Tenth of December: Stories ; ; Booker Prize ; 2017 Lincoln in the Bardo ; ;
Spouse	Paula Redick
Children	2
Website
	www.georgesaundersbooks.com

George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) and Tenth of December: Stories (2013).

A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006, Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship and won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm".

His story collection In Persuasion Nation was a finalist for The Story Prize in 2007. In 2013, he won the PEN/Malamud Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Tenth of December: Stories won The Story Prize for short-story collections and the inaugural (2014) Folio Prize.