Birth City
Lake Success
Birth State
NY
Current Location
Silver Cliff, CO
Email (Public)
Author's Website
Occupation(s)
Professor, Artist
Biography
Twenty years I have lived in this part of the world, including 2014-2018 in Monument, when my son went to Lewis-Palmer High School. I also have been playing tennis in Colorado Springs every year for the last 10 years.
Awards/Honors
2022 Grand Prize, Cinematic Book Award, Screencraft for Paradise Undone: A Novel of Jonestown
2023 First Prize, Chipping Norton International Short Story Award (UK)
2023, Third Prize, Short Story, The Letter Award, for The Coroner's Version (Australia)
Education/Training
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, San Francisco State University, 1982
Master of Arts, Creative Writing, San Francisco State University, 1986
Ph.D., English, University of Denver, 1989
Master of Arts, Creative Writing, San Francisco State University, 1986
Ph.D., English, University of Denver, 1989
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Interviews
Organizations
Associated Writing Programs, University College Creative Writing Program, University of Denver
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Jonestown, cults, writing historical fiction