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Geoff Herbach is an American novelist.[1] Born in Dubuque, Iowa on October 30, 1969,[1][2] Herbach grew up in Platteville, Wisconsin.[3] He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin--Madison and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota,[4] where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[2] He is the author of one picture book and nine novels, including The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg, The Stupid Fast Trilogy, Fat Boy Vs. The Cheerleaders, and Hooper.[1][5][6] Stupid Fast won the 2011 Cybils Award in the Young Adult Fiction category.[7][1] Nothing Special won the 2013 Minnesota Book Award for Young People's literature.[8] Cracking the Bell won the 2020 Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement by a Wisconsin author.

Geoff Herbach
Born	(1969-10-30) October 30, 1969 (age 52) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Professor, author
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin--Madison
Notable awards	Cybils Award, 2011, for Stupid Fast; Minnesota Book Award, 2013, for Nothing Special, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2020, for "Cracking the Bell".
Website
geoffherbach.com

Herbach also wrote and performed comedy. He was a co-creator and writer for Electric Arc Radio, Radio Happy Hour, Powderkeg Live, and The Lit 6 Project,[5][9] and co-wrote the musical "Don’t Crush Our Heart".

Herbach has published stories in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Middle West Review, MnArtists, American Nerd and presented on Minnesota Public Radio.[9][10]

Herbach resides in Mankato, Minnesota, where he teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato.[11][12] He is married to writer Stephanie Wilbur Ash and has many children.[9][12][13]

Books

• The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg (2008)[1][5]
• Stupid Fast (2011)[1][5]
• Nothing Special (2012)[1][5]
• I'm with Stupid (2013)[1][5]
• Fat Boy Vs. the Cheerleaders (2014)
• Anything You Want (2016)
• Strange Times: The Ghost in the Girl (2016)
• Hair-Apocalypse (2017)
• Hooper (2018)
• Cracking the Bell (2019)

References

External links

• Geoff Herbach at Library of Congress Authorities, with 5 catalog records

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