Bret Lott - Department of English - College of Charleston- Department of English - College of Charleston- Department of English - College of Charleston- Department of English - College of Charleston- Department of English - College of Charleston- Department of English

Bret Lott, Professor

Areas of interest		Contact Information
- writing fiction - writing nonfiction - contemporary American fiction - literary publishing		Office: 96 Wentworth St. #309 (843) 953-6494 lottb {at} cofc.edu
Profile Bret Lott is the author of twelve books, most recently the novel Ancient Highway, published by Random House in July, 2008. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1984, studying under Jay Neugeboren and James Baldwin. From 1986 to 2004 he was writer-in-residence and professor of English at The College of Charleston, leaving to take the position of editor and director of the journal The Southern Review at Louisiana State University. Three years later, in the fall of 2007, he returned to The College of Charleston and the job he most loves: teaching.
Links Bret Lottt's Random House website: http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=18096 Links to reviews of Ancient Highway
Recent Publications, Presentations, Conferences, and Readings "The Artist and the City." Keynote speech. The Glen Workshops. July 28, 2008, St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ancient Highway (novel, Random House, 2008) The Difference Between Women and Men (story collection, Ballantne, 2008) Before We Get Started: A Practical Memoir of the Writer's Life (Ballantine Books, 2005) Eyes to See (editor, Thomas Nelson Books, 2007)