François Camoin

François André Camoin (June 20, 1939 – March 18, 2019), was a French-American academic and short story writer.

Early life and education
Born in Nice, France, Camoin moved to the Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1951. He earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Arizona and a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1967.

Career
Camoin began his career as a professor at Slippery Rock State College and Denison University. He taught at the University of Utah from 1978 until 2011, when he retired due to illness. His students included authors Chuck Rosenthal and Rob Roberge. His work was featured in Mid-American Review, The Missouri Review, the Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry, and Quarterly West.

Personal life
Camoin lived in Salt Lake City with his wife, and sons.

Awards

 * 1985 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
 * 1995 Salt Lake City Mayor's Artist Award
 * 2004 Utah Humanities Council Grant

Works

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