Geoff Herbach

Geoff Herbach is an American novelist.[1] Born in Dubuque, Iowa on October 30, 1969,[1][2] Herbach grew up in Platteville, Wisconsin.[3] He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin--Madison and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota,[4] where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[2] He is the author of one picture book and nine novels, including The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg, The Stupid Fast Trilogy, Fat Boy Vs. The Cheerleaders, and Hooper.[1][5][6] Stupid Fast won the 2011 Cybils Award in the Young Adult Fiction category.[7][1] Nothing Special won the 2013 Minnesota Book Award for Young People's literature.[8] Cracking the Bell won the 2020 Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement by a Wisconsin author.

Herbach also wrote and performed comedy. He was a co-creator and writer for Electric Arc Radio, Radio Happy Hour, Powderkeg Live, and The Lit 6 Project,[5][9] and co-wrote the musical "Don’t Crush Our Heart".

Herbach has published stories in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Middle West Review, MnArtists, American Nerd and presented on Minnesota Public Radio.[9][10]

Herbach resides in Mankato, Minnesota, where he teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato.[11][12] He is married to writer Stephanie Wilbur Ash and has many children.[9][12][13]