Nick Pirog

Nick Pirog is a contemporary American author and essayist, known for his sharp wit and incisive social commentary. Born in 1972 in Texas, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his degree in English. Pirog's debut novel, "The Longing and the Short of It," published in 2007, was met with critical acclaim, winning the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and the Prairie Schooner Book Prize. His subsequent works include the essay collection "Dispatches from the Gulf" (2012) and the novels "The Looking Glass" (2015) and "Blood Oranges" (2019). Pirog's writing has been featured in prestigious literary journals and anthologies, including The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and Granta. His work explores themes of social justice, environmentalism, and the human condition, earning him a reputation as a thought-provoking and socially conscious author. Although his publication history is relatively short, he has received significant critical recognition and established himself as a literary voice to watch.