writer

Shannon Burke

BIOGRAPHICAL

I grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. I went to college at the University of North Carolina. For several years after graduation I moved around the country, worked menial jobs, met as many people as I could, and wrote stories. I eventually settled in New York City where I was hired as a paramedic for the New York City Fire Department. I worked out of Station 18 in Harlem for five years. I left New York for Knoxville, Tn, in August of 2001. Since leaving New York I have published three novels and worked on various​ film and TV projects. For enjoyment I like to get out into the wilderness and spend time with my two sons.

AWARDS

2008 – Believer Book Award – Finalist for Black Flies
2010 – International Dublin Literary Award – Longlist for Black Flies
2015 – Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – Runner Up for Black Flies
2015 – Prix Mystère de la critique – Winner for Black Flies
2015 – Reading the West Book Award – Shortlist for Into the Savage Country

2017 - Prix SNCF du Polar - Finalist for Black Flies

​PRESS

Safelight

New York Times, "The Allure of the Unknown," 10/10/2004
San Francisco Chronicle, Review of Safelight, September 5, 2004
Kirkus. Review of "Safelight," August 2004

Black Flies

Publisher's Weekly, Review of "Black Flies," March, 2008
New York Times, "Blood and Guts, Sunday Book Review, May 25, 2008

Guardian, Review of "Black Flies," August 24, 2009

Into the Savage Country

Kirkus, Review of "Into the Savage Country," August, 2014

Publisher's Weekly. Review of "Into the Savage Country," December 1, 2014

High Country News, "A Trapper's Tale," May 25, 2015. 

GENERAL
New York Times, "On the Way to the Hospital a Novel is Born", 12/2/2004
NPR. Interview with Scott Simon, 10/9/2004
The Washington Independent, An Interview with Shannon Burke, 10/20/2015

Kirkus - An Interview with the author of Into the Savage Country, 2/25/15