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John Norton | |
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| Born | (1936-07-04)July 4, 1936 Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2015(2015-08-09) (aged 79) San Francisco,California, U.S. |
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| Education | Boston College University of Pennsylvania (MA,PhD) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable awards | American Book Award (1990) |
| Spouse | Anne Subercaseaux |
John Norton (July 4, 1936 – August 9, 2015) was an Americanpoet andfiction writer who won the American Book Award in 1990 forThe Light at the End of the Bog.
John Norton graduated fromBoston College and theUniversity of Pennsylvania with an M.A. and Ph.D. He taught at theUniversity of California, Riverside.[1] John moved to San Francisco in the 1970s and soon afterward joined Robert Gluck's Writing Workshop atSmall Press Traffic. His poems and stories have appeared inAmerica,New American Writing,CrossConnect,Kayak,Oxygen,Beatitude,Blue Unicorn,Onthebus, andProcessed World. John served as board president ofSmall Press Traffic Literary Arts Center and the Irish Arts Foundation and he helped organize the Crossroads Irish American Festival.[2]
John lived inSan Francisco,[3] and worked inSilicon Valley as a technical writer and editor.
