COREY MERTES

Corey Mertes is the author of Self-Defense, his debut collection of short stories published by Cornerstone Press as part of its Legacy Series.  

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A native of the Chicago area, Corey received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California. He taught ballroom dance and worked in casinos as a dice dealer and a pit boss before becoming a lawyer, and then a writer.

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Among other honors, Corey’s stories have been shortlisted for the American Fiction Short Story Award, the Tartts Fiction Award, and the Hudson Prize.

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He lives in North Kansas City, Missouri.