Novel · 2019
Give Them Unquiet Dreams
Kirkus-starred novel · One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2019.
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Press Kit
Bios in three lengths, awards, web-ready book covers, selected blurbs, and contact. All materials are free to use with attribution to James Mulhern.
At a Glance
- Name
- James Mulhern (also published as James F. Mulhern)
- Based In
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Genres
- Literary fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction
- Publisher
- Silver Current Press (founder)
- Best Known For
- Give Them Unquiet Dreams — Kirkus starred review, Kirkus Best Book of 2019
- Notable Honors
- Pushcart Prize nominee · Oxford writing fellow · Aesthetica shortlist · Best of the Net nominee · Readers' Favorite winner
- Publication Count
- 300+ appearances in international literary journals and anthologies
- Press & Media
- press@silvercurrentpress.com
- General Inquiries
- jamesfmulhern@gmail.com
- Submissions
- submissions@silvercurrentpress.com
- Amazon
- Amazon Author Page
Author Biographies
Short — 30 words
James Mulhern is a Philadelphia-based novelist, poet, and essayist. His Kirkus-starred novel Give Them Unquiet Dreams was named a Best Book of 2019. He is the founder of Silver Current Press.
Medium — 80 words
James Mulhern is a Philadelphia-based novelist, poet, essayist, and professor emeritus. His fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in more than 300 international literary journals and anthologies. His novel Give Them Unquiet Dreams received a Kirkus starred review and was named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2019. He was awarded a fully paid Creative Writing Fellowship to the University of Oxford and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is the founder of Silver Current Press.
Long — 200 words
James Mulhern is a Philadelphia-based novelist, poet, essayist, and professor emeritus whose fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in more than 300 international literary journals and anthologies. His novels and story collections — among them Give Them Unquiet Dreams, Molly Bonamici, A Prayer for Home, and Assumptions and Other Stories — have earned favorable critiques from Kirkus Reviews, including a starred review.
Mulhern was awarded a fully paid Creative Writing Fellowship and graduated with “Highest Distinction,” the most prestigious designation granted by the university. In 2015, he was awarded a fully paid writing fellowship to the University of Oxford. That same year, a story of his was longlisted for the Fish Short Story Prize. In 2017, he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He has been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, nominated for Best of the Net, and named a Finalist for the Tuscany Prize in Catholic Fiction. He is the founder of Silver Current Press, which publishes literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Books — High-Resolution Covers
Novel · 2016
Molly Bonamici
A novel of a resilient young woman whose name and spirit echo Defoe's Moll Flanders.
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Novella
A Prayer for Home
A spare, lyrical novella — Wishing Shelf Red Ribbon Winner.
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Selected Praise
"A luminous, beautifully told fairy tale grounded in history and elevated by spirit." — Kirkus Reviews (starred), on Give Them Unquiet Dreams
"Give Them Unquiet Dreams is brilliant; it's most highly recommended." — Readers' Favorite, on Give Them Unquiet Dreams
"Well-written, complex characters and a fantastic voice." — The Missouri Review, on A Prayer for Home
Suggested Interview Topics
- — Writing the Irish Catholic Boston of Give Them Unquiet Dreams
- — Founding and running an independent literary press
- — Teaching American literature to inner-city students for three decades
- — The role of the gothic in contemporary literary fiction
- — Poetry and place — Boston, Philadelphia, and Pompano Beach
- — The craft of the short story collection
- — The literary contest world from a judge's point of view