Frederick Busch

Frederick Busch (August 1, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York – February 23, 2006 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American writer. Busch was a master of the short story and one of America's most prolific writers of fiction long and short.

Busch graduated from Muhlenberg College and earned a master's degree from Columbia. He was professor emeritus of literature at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York from 1966 to 2003. He won numerous awards, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award in 1986 and the PEN/Malamud Award in 1991.

He is the father of actor Benjamin Busch.

• 1962 Fellowship Woodrow Wilson Foundation
• 1981 Fellowship Guggenheim Foundation
• 1981 Fellowship Ingram Merrill Foundation
• 1985 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, Jewish Book Council
• 1986 American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award
• 1991 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction
• 1997 New York Times Notable Book for "Girls: A Novel"
• 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award Nomination for "The Night Inspector"
• 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist, for "The Night Inspector"