John Van Kirk has received the O.Henry Award (1993) and The Iowa Review Fiction Prize (2011). His work has been published in The Hudson Review, The Iowa Review, Kestrel, The New York Times Magazine, West Branch, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. His O.Henry Award winning story, "Newark Job," has been reprinted in 3 anthologies, including one printed in Germany for students of English. His novel, Song for Chance, is set to be published in August, 2013 by Red Hen Press. He teaches literature and writing at Marshall University.