Minnesota Author Biographies Project: David Haynes

David Haynes

Biographical Notes

Date of birth: 1955, St. Louis, Missouri

David Haynes. Author. B.A. in literature, Macalester College, Minnesota, 1977. M.A., Hamline University, Minnesota, 1989. Taught fifth and sixth grades for fifteen years and has served as teacher in residence at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Served on the leadership team at the experimental Saturn School of Tomorrow. His book Right by My Side was a winner in the 1992 Minnesota Voices Project and was selected by the American Library Association as one of 1994's best books for young adults. Two of Haynes's stories have been recorded for the National Public Radio series "Selected Shorts." In 1996 Haynes was named by Granta magazine as one of the best young american novelists.

Selected Works

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David Haynes book cover

Additional Resources

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Imagining Home: Writing from the Midwest edited by Mark Vinz and Thom Tammaro
Northern Lights Episode #338
Photographers: A Sourcebook for Historical Research by Richard Rudisill
Bold Type: David Haynes
Random House web page; includes book excerpt and short interview
David Haynes
Brief biography and audio clip of Haynes
MN Kids Connect @ the Library David Haynes
"Kids Connect @ the Library" Haynes information and links

Sources used to prepare this author entry

The following bibliography may include links to Web sites that are no longer operable or have changed location. The sources are shown as they existed in the fall of 1999 when the entries were compiled.

Haynes, David. All American Dream Dolls. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1997.
Haynes, David. Heathens. Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1996.
Haynes, David. Right by My Side. Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1996.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 30 May 1993, Entertainment Section, p. 8F.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 14 May 1995, Entertainment Section, p. 17F.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 3 Dec. 1995, Entertainment Section, p. 17F.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 10 Mar. 1996, Entertainment Section, p. 14F.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 12 Aug. 1996, Variety Section, p. 1E.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 7 Sept. 1997, Entertainment Section, p. 17.

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