Press Kit

At a Glance

Name: James 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: James Mulhern has been published over 300 times in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies in the United States and around the world.
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Author Biographies

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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.

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James Mulhern is a Philadelphia-based novelist, poet, essayist, and professor emeritus. James Mulhern has been published over 300 times in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies in the United States and around the world. 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.

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James Mulhern is a Philadelphia-based novelist, poet, essayist, and professor emeritus. James Mulhern has been published over 300 times in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies in the United States and around the world. 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.

In 2015, Mulhern was awarded a fully paid Creative Writing Fellowship to the University of Oxford and graduated with “Highest Distinction,” the university's highest designation. 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.