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'''Daniel Orozco''' is a writer of fiction known primarily for his short stories. His works have appeared in anthologies such as ''[[The Best American Short Stories]]'' and ''The [[Pushcart Prize]] Anthology'' and magazines such as ''Harper's'' and ''Zoetrope''. He is a former [[Stegner Fellowship|Stegner Fellow]] and [[Jones Lecturer]] of [[Stanford University]] and currently teaches creative writing at the [[University of Idaho]].
'''Daniel Orozco''' is an American writer of fiction known primarily for his short stories. His works have appeared in anthologies such as ''[[The Best American Short Stories]]'' and ''The [[Pushcart Prize]] Anthology'' and magazines such as ''Harper's'' and ''Zoetrope''. He is a former [[Stegner Fellowship|Stegner Fellow]] and [[Jones Lecturer]] of [[Stanford University]] and currently teaches creative writing at the [[University of Idaho]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lannan.org/bios/daniel-orozco|title=Daniel Orozco|website=Lannan Foundation|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/article/daniel-orozco-moscow-id|title=Daniel Orozco (Moscow, ID)|date=2007-12-01|website=NEA|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205053221/https://www.arts.gov/article/daniel-orozco-moscow-id|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fictionwritersreview.com/interview/find-your-metaphor-an-interview-with-daniel-orozco/|title=Find Your Metaphor: An Interview with Daniel Orozco|last=Shilling|first=Michael|website=Fiction Writers Review|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> He won a 2011 [[Whiting Awards|Whiting Award]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/resources/news/interview-daniel-orozco-fall-2014-fiction-faculty|title=Interview with Daniel Orozco, Fall 2014 Fiction Faculty {{!}} Iowa Writers' Workshop {{!}} College of Liberal Arts & Sciences {{!}} The University of Iowa|website=writersworkshop.uiowa.edu|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>


Perhaps{{opinion|date=September 2011}} Orozco's best-known short story is "Orientation", which originally appeared in ''[[The Seattle Review]]'' and has subsequently been included in ''The Best American Short Stories 1995'', and presented in audio form on [[National Public Radio]]. ''Orientation: And Other Stories'', a collection of Orozco's work, was published by Faber & Faber in May 2011.
Orozco's best-known short story is "Orientation",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theamericanshot.com/oceans-of-the-preposterous-and-horrifying-a-review-of-daniel-orozcos-orientations-and-other-stories/|title=Oceans of the Preposterous and Horrifying: A Review of Daniel Orozco's Orientation and Other Stories &#124; the American Shot|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502155256/http://theamericanshot.com/oceans-of-the-preposterous-and-horrifying-a-review-of-daniel-orozcos-orientations-and-other-stories/|archive-date=2012-05-02|access-date=2011-10-13}}</ref> which originally appeared in ''[[The Seattle Review]]'' and has subsequently been included in ''The Best American Short Stories 1995'', and presented in audio form on [[National Public Radio]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hcn.org/issues/42.16/daniel-orozco-is-out-of-the-office|title=Daniel Orozco is out of the office|last1=Sept. 13|first1=Brian Kevin|last2=Now|first2=2010 From the print edition Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate|date=2010-09-13|website=www.hcn.org|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> ''Orientation: And Other Stories'', a collection of Orozco's work, was published by Faber & Faber in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mastersreview.com/interview-daniel-orozco/|title=Interview: Daniel Orozco|date=2015-05-27|website=The Masters Review|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Orozco was born in 1957 in [[Daly City, California]], the son of [[Nicaragua]]n immigrants. He was raised in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] up until his 30s, during which time he attended [[Stanford University]], afterward working as an office assistant.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1992, he attended the [[University of Washington]] in [[Seattle]] for an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] program,<ref name=":0" /> which he completed in 1994.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
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==Works==
*{{cite journal |date=Fall 2001 |title=I Run Every Day |url=http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=122&part=all |journal=Zoetrope: All-Story |publisher=AZX Publications |volume=5 |issue=3 |access-date=26 August 2015}}

===Books===
*{{cite book |date=2011 |title=Orientation: And Other Stories |url=https://archive.org/details/orientationother00dani |url-access=registration |quote=orientation and other stories. |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=978-0-86547-871-8}}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.lannan.org/lf/bios/detail/daniel-orozco/ Orozco bio] from the [[Lannan Foundation]]
*[http://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/daniel-orozco#/ Profile at The Whiting Foundation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502155256/http://theamericanshot.com/oceans-of-the-preposterous-and-horrifying-a-review-of-daniel-orozcos-orientations-and-other-stories/ A review of ''Orientation'']

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Latest revision as of 21:35, 26 March 2024

For the Spanish footballer, see Daniel Orozco Álvarez.

Daniel Orozco is an American writer of fiction known primarily for his short stories. His works have appeared in anthologies such as The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize Anthology and magazines such as Harper's and Zoetrope. He is a former Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer of Stanford University and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Idaho.[1][2][3] He won a 2011 Whiting Award.[4]

Orozco's best-known short story is "Orientation",[5] which originally appeared in The Seattle Review and has subsequently been included in The Best American Short Stories 1995, and presented in audio form on National Public Radio.[6] Orientation: And Other Stories, a collection of Orozco's work, was published by Faber & Faber in May 2011.[7]

Early life and education

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Orozco was born in 1957 in Daly City, California, the son of Nicaraguan immigrants. He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area up until his 30s, during which time he attended Stanford University, afterward working as an office assistant.[4][6] In 1992, he attended the University of Washington in Seattle for an MFA program,[4] which he completed in 1994.[6]

Career

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Works

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  • "I Run Every Day". Zoetrope: All-Story. 5 (3). AZX Publications. Fall 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

Books

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References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Orozco". Lannan Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. ^ "Daniel Orozco (Moscow, ID)". NEA. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  3. ^ Shilling, Michael. "Find Your Metaphor: An Interview with Daniel Orozco". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Interview with Daniel Orozco, Fall 2014 Fiction Faculty | Iowa Writers' Workshop | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa". writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  5. ^ "Oceans of the Preposterous and Horrifying: A Review of Daniel Orozco's Orientation and Other Stories | the American Shot". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  6. ^ a b c Sept. 13, Brian Kevin; Now, 2010 From the print edition Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate (2010-09-13). "Daniel Orozco is out of the office". www.hcn.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Interview: Daniel Orozco". The Masters Review. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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