10 Facts About Julie Schumacher

Julie Schumacher is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer and academic.

Julie Schumacher is a Regents Professor of Creative Writing and English at the University of Minnesota.

Julie Schumacher received her bachelor's degree in Spanish and Creative Writing from Oberlin College in 1981.

Julie Schumacher earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Fiction from Cornell University in 1986.

Julie Schumacher was promoted to Professor in 2008, and became Regents Professor in 2021.

Julie Schumacher has won multiple teaching awards and served as Director of the MFA Creative Writing Program at the University of Minnesota for twelve years.

Julie Schumacher is the author of the national best-seller, Dear Committee Members, for which she was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

Julie Schumacher was the first woman to win the Thurber Prize.

In 2018, Julie Schumacher published The Shakespeare Requirement, a literary "satire that oscillates between genuine compassion and scathing mockery with admirable dexterity".

Julie Schumacher was appointed the Walter F and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs in 2005 and holds the McKnight Presidential Chair.