David Armand (author)

David Armand (born 1980) is an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He has published four novels, The Pugilist's Wife, Harlow, The Gorge, and The Lord's Acre. He has also published three collections of poems, The Deep Woods, Debt, and The Evangelist as well as a memoir titled My Mother's House. From 2017-2019 he served as Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he is currently assistant professor of creative writing. His latest book, a collection of essays called Mirrors, was published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. Armand is the 2022 recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award, presented annually by the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana. He is the twenty-third recipient of the prestigious award presented to recognize outstanding contributions to Louisiana’s literary and intellectual life exemplified by a contemporary Louisiana writer’s body of work.

Honors

 * 2022 Louisiana Writer Award
 * 2020 University of Louisiana System Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
 * 2016 St. Tammany Parish President's Literary Artist of the Year
 * 2016 Southeastern Louisiana University President's Award for Excellence in Artistic Activity
 * Gambit Magazine "40 Under 40" Recipient
 * 2015 Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alumnus of the Year Award
 * The Gorge named a finalist in Foreword Reviews Independent Book Awards
 * Selected as a contributor to the 2014 Sewanee Writers' Conference
 * Harlow named a top five fiction book of the year (2013) by The Richmond Times-Dispatch
 * Harlow longlisted for the 2013 SIBA Book Award
 * The Pugilist's Wife named a New & Noteworthy Book by Newpages.com
 * The Pugilist's Wife named one of five "Hot Reads" by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in March 2012
 * The Pugilist's Wife named the winner of the 2010 George Garrett Fiction Prize