Adam Wilson is the author of three books: the novel SENSATION MACHINES (Soho 2020), the novel FLATSCREEN (Harper Perennial 2012) and the collection of short stories WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS FEELING (Harper Perennial 2014).
His fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, VICE, BOMB, The Kenyon Review, The Literary Review, Electric Literature's Recommended Reading, The New York Tyrant, and The Best American Short Stories, among many other publications. His essays, journalism and criticism have appeared in Harper’s, The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, The New Republic, Tin House, NPR, 4 Columns, Air Mail, and elsewhere.
He is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist, and has received grants and fellowships from The James Merrill Foundation, Aspen Words, and the Arteles Creative Center in Haukijärvi, Finland. In 2012, he received the Terry Southern Prize, which recognizes "wit, panache, and sprezzatura" in work published by The Paris Review.
He is the co-writer, along with Justin Taylor, of the forthcoming feature film The Last Days of Basic Cable.
For the past twelve years, he has taught creative writing at Columbia University.
