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Fenton Johnson [1]

Listed as: 
Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Tucson, AZ
Arizona US
Email: 
jfentonjohnson@gmail.com
Bio: 

The recipient of many literary awards, Fenton Johnson is the author of a new novel The Man Who Loved Birds, as well as a Harper’s Magazine cover essay (Going It Alone: The Dignity and Challenge of Solitude http://www.fentonjohnson.com/site/publications/essays/cultural-commentary/ [2] ). He is the author of two previous novels, Crossing the River and Scissors, Paper, Rock, as well as Geography of the Heart: A Memoir and Keeping Faith: A Skeptic’s Journey among Christian and Buddhist Monks. His collected essays Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays will be published in 2017. He was recently featured on Terry Gross’s Fresh Air http://www.npr.org/2015/03/12/392564716/inspired-by-monks-a-writer-embraces-his-life-of-solitude [3].

For more information: www.fentonjohnson.com [4].

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
French
Born in: 
New Haven
Raised in: 
New Haven, KY
Kentucky
Website: 
https://www.fentonjohnson.com [5]
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/fenton_johnson [2] http://www.fentonjohnson.com/site/publications/essays/cultural-commentary/ [3] http://www.npr.org/2015/03/12/392564716/inspired-by-monks-a-writer-embraces-his-life-of-solitude [4] http://www.fentonjohnson.com [5] https://www.fentonjohnson.com