Nic Brown
Professor
Contact
Department of English
Office: 315 Strode
Email: ncbrown@clemson.edu
Education
M.F.A., Iowa Writers’ Workshop; B.A., Columbia University
Research Interests
Creative Writing, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting
Nic Brown has published several books, including the memoir Bang Bang Crash (Counterpoint 2023), which was named a book of the year by Library Journal and Booklist, as well as the novels In Every Way (Counterpoint 2015), Doubles (Counterpoint 2010), and Floodmarkers (Counterpoint 2009), which was selected as an Editors' Choice by The New York Times Book Review. His newest book, Violent Femmes' Violent Femmes, will be published by Bloomsbury on May 14, 2026, as part of their 33 1/3 series of books about music. Nic's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Oxford American, and the Harvard Review, among many other publications. A graduate of Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Nic has served as the Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi and is now a professor at Clemson University.
Selected Professional Works
Books (Published)
Bang Bang Crash (Counterpoint, 2023)
In Every Way (Counterpoint, 2015)
Doubles (Counterpoint, 2010)
Floodmarkers (Counterpoint, 2009)
Books (In Production or Under Contract)
Violent Femmes' Violent Femmes (Bloomsbury / 33 1/3 Books, forthcoming 2026)
Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)
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