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Chris Belden [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Ridgefield, CT
Connecticut US
Email: 
chrisbelden124@gmail.com
Bio: 

Chris Belden writes fiction, screenplays, plays & songs. He also teaches creative writing at Garner Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison, & is founder of the Ridgefield Writers Workshop.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Canton
Raised in: 
Canton, OH
Ohio
Website: 
https://www.chrisbelden.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Writing Fellowship, Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism,

Fairfield/New Rivers Books Prize (Dani Shapiro, judge),

Bechtel Prize (Susan Orlean, judge)

What I'm reading now: 
All That Is by James Salter
The Suicide Index by Joan Wickersham
We Live in Water by Jess Walter
2666 by Roberto Bolano
Stoner by John Williams
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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