Erick Brucker

Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Erick Brucker is currently pursuing an MFA with Iowa Writers Workshop’s Nonfiction Writing Program. He shares an apartment with a friendly ghost, which is either that of Kurt Vonnegut or a common vagrant, and teaches a well-received course on humor writing. He feels strongly that he should have a hot tamale on ratemyprofessor. Additionally, he has eaten more than two olives in his lifetime.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2014*

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