Author Steven Dunn Interview

7/19/2016

Steven Dunn is the author of the novel Potted Meat (Tarpaulin Sky, 2016). He was born and raised in West Virginia, and after 10 years in the Navy he earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. Some of his work can be found in Columbia Journal and Granta Magazine, and at www.stevencdunn.com

Potted Meat, a novel set in a decaying town in West Virginia, follows a young boy into adolescence as he struggles with abusive parents, poverty, alcohol addiction, and racial tensions. Using fragments as a narrative mode to highlight the terror of ellipses, Potted Meat explores the fear, power, and vulnerability of storytelling.
Can be purchased at Small Press Distribution, Amazon, and Tarpaulin Sky Press