Novelist
Gabriel Bump grew up in South Shore, Chicago. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New York Times, McSweeney’s, The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. His debut novel, Everywhere You Don’t Belong, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and has won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Fiction, the Heartland Booksellers Award for Fiction, and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s First Novelist Award. Bump is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“This book is astonishing. You’ll be smiling even as your heart is breaking, and you’ll tip willingly into this world Bump offers you, because what appears again and again are spectacular beams of light also called love, also called hope, also called family. Gabriel Bump has established himself as a stunning talent to be reckoned with.”
—Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King
“[A] pointedly affecting debut novel . . . With deft writing and rat-a-tat, laugh-until-you-gasp-at-the-implications dialog, Bump delivers a singular sense of growing up black that will resonate with readers.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“[An] astute and touching debut . . . Bump balances his heavy subject matter with a healthy dose of humor, but the highlight is Claude, a complex, fully developed protagonist who anchors everything. Readers will be moved in following his path to young adulthood.”
—Publishers Weekly
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Stick With It: Fiction Writing
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Taught by: Gabriel Bump
Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203
Dates: May 14, 16, 21 & 23, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Register for Free
Places and People
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Instructor: Gabriel Bump
Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Dates: November 19 & 21, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
no registration required
Book Release “Everywhere You Don’t Belong” by Gabriel Bump
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Where:
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Cinema
341 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Ekphrastic Writing at Albright-Knox Northland
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Where:
Albright-Knox Northland
612 Northland Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14211
Dates: Saturday, February 29, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Old Story, New Story: Short Fiction with Gabriel Bump
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
When:
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
@ 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Cost:
$140 | $125 for members
STORIES OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Where:
Online Workshop
When:
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 @ 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
To register – email Writing Center Coordinator, Robin Jordan at rjordan@justbuffalo.org.
This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18, and limited to 8 participants.
Teachers Are Writers: Writing Without The Curriculum
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Where: Online Workshop
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m
TO REGISTER:
Email Education Director Noah Falck at nfalck@justbuffalo.org.
This workshop is FREE, aimed at educators, and limited to 8 participants.
Screenwriting: From Idea to Reality (Adult)
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Teaching Artist:
Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don’t Belong and The New Naturals
Dates:
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Time:
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. EST
Just Speak (Youth)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Where: Online Workshop
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Time: 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
TO REGISTER:
Email Writing Center Coordinator Robin Jordan at rjordan@justbuffalo.org.
This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18, and limited to 8 participants.
One-Sentence Story (Youth)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Where: Online Workshop
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Time: 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
TO REGISTER:
Email the Writing Center at jbwc@justbuffalo.org.
This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18, and limited to 8 participants.
No other workshops currently scheduled. Check back soon for more details.
Free Tutoring & Workshops
Just Buffalo's Writing Center is dedicated to helping young and emerging writers ages 12–19 cultivate their writing skills.
