Denis Johnson (1949–2017) won the National Book Award for Tree of Smoke, and his first novel, Angels, received the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. Out of his experiences with alcoholism and other addictions, Johnson wrote the acclaimed story collection Jesus’ Son, which was adapted for the screen and named one of the top ten films of 1999. He published several poetry collections and plays and served as resident playwright for the Camp Santo theater company in San Francisco.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Emergency, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2014–2015
- Poem, poetry, in Fall 2015
- Train Dreams, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2012