Maurice Ruffin

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate Professor
JD, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

profruffin@lsu.edu 
212-S Allen Hall

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Maurice Carlos Ruffin is the author of National Bestseller, The American Daughters, as well as The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You, a One Book One New Orleans selection, which was longlisted for the Story Prize. His debut, We Cast a Shadow, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize. All three books were New York Times Editor’s Choice selections. Ruffin is the winner of the Iowa Review Award in fiction and the Louisiana Writer Award. Ruffin is an associate professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University.

Area(s) of Interest

Creative Writing, American Literature