Kerry Howley

Kerry Howley (born 1981) is a feature writer at New York Magazine, a professor at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program, and a screenwriter.[1][2] She is the author of the critically acclaimed nonfiction novel, Thrown (2014).[3]

Kerry Howley

Life

Howley graduated from Georgetown University and the University of Iowa's nonfiction MFA Program. Prior to working at New York, She was an editor at Reason magazine. [4] Her work has appeared in New York magazine,[5] The Paris Review,[6] The New Yorker,[7] and Granta.[8]

Howley is the author of Thrown, which was named a New York Times Notable Book,[9] a New York Times Editor's Choice, and a best book of 2014 in Slate,[10] Salon,[11] Playboy, and Time.[12] Thrown was long-listed for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting[13] and won first prize in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.[14]

Howley has been named a Lannan Foundation Fellow.[15] Both her 2018 New York cover story on disgraced doctor Larry Nassar [16] and her 2021 New York essay on January 6 were nominated for Best Feature at the National Magazine Awards.[17]

In 2022 filming began on Winner, a film scripted by Howley based on the life of Reality Winner. It is directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Emilia Jones.[18]

Works

Books
  • Thrown. Louisville, Ky.: Sarabande Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-936747-92-4.[19][20][21]
  • Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2023. ISBN 9780525655497.[22]

Essays

Interviews

References
  1. N'Duka, Amanda (2019-12-03). "'The Spy Who Dumped Me' Helmer Susanna Fogel To Direct Reality 'Winner' Biopic For 'The Farewell' Producers". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. "Kerry Howley | Department of English | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa". english.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  3. Dunn, Katherine (2014-11-14). "'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. "Kerry Howley". Reason.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. "Kerry Howley". New York magazine.
  6. Howley, Kerry (2011-01-01). "Pretty Citadel". Paris Review. No. 198. ISSN 0031-2037. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  7. "Kerry Howley".
  8. "Kerry Howley". Granta. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. Times, The New York (2014-12-02). "100 Notable Books of 2014". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. Staff, Slate (2014-11-30). "Best Books 2014: Slate Staff Picks". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  11. Filgate, Michele (2014-12-29). "Salon's What to Read Awards: Top critics choose the best books of 2014". Salon. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  12. "Kerry Howley's Fighting Words". Time. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  13. "PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Longlist | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  14. Group, Independent Book Publishing Professionals. "2015 Indie Book Award Winners Announced". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  15. "Kerry Howley". Lannan Foundation. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  16. "New York Media Sweeps Up 8 Nominations for the National Magazine Awards". New York Press Room. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  17. "New York Receives 8 National Magazine Awards Nominations". New York Press Room. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  18. Complex, Valerie (October 24, 2022). "Emilia Jones To Lead 'Winner' Biopic From Susanna Fogel; Zach Galifianakis And Connie Britton Also Star". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  19. Goudie, Jeffrey Ann (4 December 2014). "Review: 'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". StarTribune. Minneapolis, Minn.
  20. Latson, Jennifer (22 October 2014). "Book Review: Thrown by Kerry Howley". The Boston Globe.
  21. Dunn, Katherine (14 November 2014). "'Thrown,' by Kerry Howley". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  22. Szalai, Jennifer (22 March 2023). "'It Is Our Fate to Live in the Age of the Indelible'". New York Times. New York City, NY.


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