Charles Wheelan, a winner in Narrative’s 2020 Fall Story Contest, is the author of the novel The Rationing (2019) and several works of nonfiction, including Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science and The Centrist Manifesto. Born in Evanston, Illinois, he grew up in the Chicago suburbs and holds a BA from Dartmouth College, where he now teaches public policy. He holds an MA in public affairs from Princeton, and a PhD in public policy from the University of Chicago. Wheelan lives in New Hampshire.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Slowly, Slowly, Then All at Once, a short story, in Winter 2021
- Rubrics, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2020–2021
- A Personal Statement, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2019–2020