Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Ben Sandman, a fiction writer and critic returning to Catwalk to complete his novel set in upstate New York, which he began during his 2021 residency.
Ben Sandman
Ben Sandman
Ben Sandman began work on his novel at Catwalk in 2021 and is excited to return this summer to finish the book, which is set in upstate New York. His fiction has appeared in Story, Joyland, and Stone Canoe, among others, while his criticism has been published in The Nation, The New Republic, and Los Angeles Review of Books. A graduate of Vassar College, he holds an MFA in Fiction from Oregon State University and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati. Born and raised in the Catskills, he currently lives in Decatur, Georgia.