Writing, Literature & Publishing Faculty
Frederick ReikenGraduate Program Director for the M.F.A. Program and Associate Professor (1999) B.A., Princeton University; M.F.A., University of California, Irvine Frederick Reiken has published two novels, The Odd Sea and The Lost Legends of New Jersey. The Odd Sea won the Hackney Literary award for a first novel, was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, and was selected as one of the best first novels of the year by Booklist and Library Journal. The Lost Legends of New Jersey was a New York Times "Notable Book" and was cited on "Best Books" lists for both the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor. Reiken's short stories have appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker. New stories have either recently appeared or are forthcoming in the Western Humanities Review and Glimmer Train. He has also been a frequent contributor of essays on the craft of writing to The Writer's Chronicle, and his personal essay "Horizon House" was published last year in the anthology Living on the Edge of the World: New Jersey writers take on the Garden State. He has appeared on radio shows including NPR's Weekend All Things Considered with Scott Simon, The Kathy and Judy Show (Chicago), and The Book Show with Gretchen Grezina (Albany). Prior to the publication of his first novel, he worked as a reporter, columnist, and nature writer for the Daily Hampshire Gazette. His diverse background also includes having worked as a wildlife biologist in the Negev Desert, Israel.
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