Faye’s Bio

Faye Duncan has been a lifelong reader of fiction. Among her favorite authors are Paul Auster, Dostoyevsky, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, Ursula LeGuin, Valeria Luiselli, Olga Grushin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Toni Morrisson, Mary Austin, and many more. The weird mélange of genres shows that Faye does not have a genre of preference; the magic that happens to her when she reads is an emotional transformation through the author’s voice, which can result in month-long to lifelong plunges into one of those authors’ works. These plunges are sometimes difficult to come out of, as Faye’s revolving fascination with Paul Auster’s works has shown. While she was able to put away his books for many years, her more recent fascination with the dystopic genre has brought her right back to where she started, and a renewed Paul Auster reading frenzy has begun.

Faye Duncan has an M.A. in English Literature from Azusa Pacific University. She teaches English as a Second Language, World Literature, Critical Thinking, and Creative Writing. Her most recent short story, a dystopic vision of a post-asteroid Los Angeles, can be found in the Pitkin review (Goddard College literary review): https://www.blurb.com/b/12028772-the-pitkin-review-event-horizon

Faye is also an avid screenplay reader. She has read screenplays for prestigious institutions such as The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and The Austin Film Festival.

She lives with her son and two dogs. She loves kickboxing, running, swimming, walking, biking, playing tennis, or whatever else keeps the spirit energy flowing.