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Ben teaches creative writing (fiction and nonfiction) in the MFA program at Iowa State University. Prior to joining the faculty here, he taught at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Marquette University.
Ben is also a faculty member at the Low-Res MFA program at Pacific University.
He is the author of a novel, The Wilding (forthcoming from Graywolf in 2009), and two books of short stories, Refresh, Refresh (Graywolf, 2007) and The Language of Elk (Carnegie Mellon, 2006).
His fiction and nonfiction have been read on National Public Radio, performed at Symphony Space, and published by Esquire, Men's Journal, Outside, Paris Review, Chicago Tribune, Glimmer Train, and many other publications.
When he isn't hunched over the keyboard, hammering out stories, Ben enjoys hiking, canoeing, fishing, skiing, and throwing back a few pints with friends and family.
He lives in Ames, Iowa, with his wife and two children.
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