Chuck Palahniuk
The American novelist of Fight Club.
Biography
Name: Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk
Born: February 21, 1962
Birth Place: Pasco Washington
Parents: Fred and Carol Palahniuk
Siblings: One brother and four sisters
Education: Columbia High School in Burbank Washington in 1980
Journalism Degree from University of Oregon in 1986
Agent: Edward Hibbert, Donadio and Olson Inc., New York, NY.
Works
NOVELS
• Fight Club, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1996.
• Invisible Monsters, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1999.
• Survivor, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1999.
• Choke, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2001.
• Lullaby (first in a trilogy), Doubleday (New York, NY), 2002.
• Diary, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2003.
• Haunted, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2005
NONFICTION
• Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon, Crown (New York NY), 2003.
• Stranger Than Fiction, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2004.
Awards
• 1997 Oregon Book Award for Best Novel for Fight Club
• 1997 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award for Fight Club
• 2003 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award for Lullaby
Nominations
• 1999 Oregon Book Award for Best Novel for Survivor
• 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for Lullaby
• 2005 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for Haunted
Timeline
Additional Resources
Works Cited
Chuck Palahniuk Home Page. 18 Oct.2006. http://www.chuckpalahniuk.com/.
Contemporary Authors Online. 2005. Thomas Gale. Macon State College Library. Macon, Ga. 18, Oct. 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.maconstate.edu/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&OP=contains&locID=maco12153&srchtp=athr&ca=1&c=1&ste=6&tab=1&tbst=arp&ai=U14848464&n=10&docNum=H1000144867&ST=chuck+palahniuk&bConts=2191.
The Cult - ChuckPalahniuk.net. Dennis Widmyer. 2005. A Writer's Cult, LLC. 18 Oct. 2006 http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/.