DAVE MONDY
WRITER
STORYTELLER/PERFORMER
TEACHER
GUY WITH A WEBSITE
BEST FOOD WRITING
BFW ANTHOLODY 2015, 2014
BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2015, 2017
"NOTABLE" SELECTIONS
BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2017
"NOTABLE" SELECTION
IOWA REVIEW NONFICTION PRIZE
2nd, SELECTED BY DAVID SHIELDS. 2014
4 NATIONAL TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS
SOLAS AWARDS 2012, 2011
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
RANDOLPH COLLEGE NEW YORK MILLS
BEST SOLO COMEDY
SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE FESTIVAL
STORYSLAM CHAMPION
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
ABOUT
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
Dave Mondy's work has been honored in many genres --
most recently as "Notable" in Best American Essays 2017 & 2015 and in Best American Sports Writing 2017. His literary sportswriting was selected as part of the 2014 Iowa Review Prize and has appeared recently in The Cincinnati Review and Slate; his food writing appears in Best Food Writing 2014 & 2015; his travel writing garnered four national Solas Awards; and his memoir and humor writing, in addition to appearing in many literary magazines, can be heard on various public radio programs (including Prairie Home Companion), as well as live onstage in several nationally-toured solo shows. He is currently at work on a book about the unknown stories and larger cultural ideas behind famous sports photos.
Previously, he created/hosted/produced live theatre and radio shows in Minneapolis, MN -- blending storytelling, drama, and comedy with hip-hop, rock, and cabaret. He also worked for years as a bartender, day care teacher, delivery driver, and general factotum.
He currently teaches Creative Writing, Digital Storytelling, and Business/Technical Writing at the University of Arizona, where he also received his MFA in Creative Nonfiction
(Ander Monson, thesis adviser).
He generally enjoys speaking of himself in the third person.
Slate.com
&
The Iowa Review
LATEST NEWS
Jul 07, 2019
Check out Dave's (much praised) visual/text collage -- a review of David Shields' new book in DIAGRAM magazine.
Dec 31, 2018
"Dressed as the Tin Man, handing out party favors at a casino on Dec. 31st, I assumed things wouldn't get worse. Then they confiscated my plastic ax." It's Dave's annual New Year's Eve piece on Essay Daily -- and it's sure to make you feel better about your own.
Jul 10, 2018
Published, with much acclaim, as part of Essay Daily's June 21st project, Dave's tribute to Anthony Bourdain also marks Mondy's first foray into this exciting, new form. Check out the entry on the site, or the PDF here
Dec 31, 2017
Named "Notable" in Best American Sports Writing
And We'll See You Tomorrow Night, Dave's essay in The Cincinnati Review, was already listed as "Notable" in Best American Essays 2017 -- but now, it's exciting to learn it's listed as "Notable" in Best American Sports Writing, too! Read the essay here.
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