2025 Bombeck Workshop Faculty Steve Almond

Steve Almond is the author of 12 books of fiction and nonfiction, including Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories and the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football.

His recent books include the novel All the Secrets of the World, which has been optioned for television by 20th Century Fox, and William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life.

For four years, Steve hosted the New York Times Dear Sugars podcast with his pal Cheryl Strayed. He is the recipient of a 2022 NEA grant in fiction, and his short stories have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Erotica, and Best American Mysteries series. He also publishes crazy DIY books.