Geoff Herbach

rdf:langString Geoff Herbach

rdf:langString Geoff Herbach

rdf:langString Geoff Herbach

rdf:langString Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.

rdf:langString Cybils Award, 2011, for Stupid Fast; Minnesota Book Award, 2013, for Nothing Special, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2020, for "Cracking the Bell".

rdf:langString Professor, author

rdf:langString Geoff Herbach is an American novelist. Born in Dubuque, Iowa on October 30, 1969, Herbach grew up in Platteville, Wisconsin. He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin--Madison and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing. 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. Stupid Fast won the 2011 Cybils Award in the Young Adult Fiction category. Nothing Special won the 2013 Minnesota Book Award for Young People's literature. Cracking the Bell won the 2020 Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement by a Wisconsin author. 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, 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. Herbach resides in Mankato, Minnesota, where he teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is married to writer Stephanie Wilbur Ash and has many children.