Authors and Illustrators Database

Gary Gildner

Born: 08/22/1938  West Branch, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: Theodore Gildner, Jean Gildner
Children: Gretchen, Margaret
Address(es):
Permanent:
Route 2 Box 219
Grangeville, ID 83530
Contact Information:
Phone: 208 983-1663
image of Gary Gildner

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Cleaning a rainbow : poems Poetry Adult Kansas City : BkMk Press/University of Missouri-Kansas Cit 2007
Somewhere geese are flying : new and selected stories Short Stories Adult East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press 2004
My Grandfather's Book: generations of an American family Non Fiction, Biography Adult East Lansing : Michigan State University Press 2002
The Birthday Party Poetry Adult Boise, Idaho : Limberlost Press 2000
The Bunker in the Parsley Fields Poetry Adult Iowa City : University of Iowa Press 1997
The Swing Poetry Adult Boise, Idaho : Limberlost Press 1996
Clackamas Poetry Adult Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press 1991
The Warsaw Sparks Non Fiction, Biography Adult Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1990/ Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2008 1990-2008
A Week in South Dakota Poetry Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1987
The Second Bridge: a novel Fiction Adult Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hil 1987
Blue Like the Heavens: New & Selected Poems Poetry Adult Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press 1984
The Crush Short Stories Adult New York, N.Y. : Ecco Press 1983
Jabón : poems Poetry Adult Portland, Or. : Breitenbush Books 1981
The Runner Poetry Adult Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press 1978
Letters from Vicksburg Poetry Adult Greensboro, N. C. : Unicorn Press 1976
Nails
- Pitt poetry series 		Poetry Adult [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press 1975
Out of This World: Poems From the Hawkeye State
- Editor 		Poetry Adult Ames : Iowa State University Press 1975
Eight Poems Poetry Adult Bredahl 1973
Digging for Indians: poems Poetry Adult Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press 1971
First Practice
- Pitt poetry series 		Poetry Adult Pittsburgh] University of Pittsburgh Press 1969
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To tell a good story."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
Iowa Poetry Prize for Bunker in the Parsley Fields 1996
National Magazine Award for Fiction 1986
Pushcart Prize for Fiction 1986
Stories cited in The Best American Short Stories
- Included in the following yearly editions: 1985, 1986, 1988 		1985-1988
Helen Bullis Poetry Prize, Poetry Northwest 1979
William Carlos Williams Poetry Prize, New Letters 1977
Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize, Poetry Northwest 1976
MacDowell Colony Fellow 1974
Yaddo Fellow
- Award received for following years: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 		1973-1978
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships
- Award received for following years: 1971, 1976 		1971-1976
Robert Frost Fellowship, Bread Loaf 1970

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
World Authors 1985-1990 1990
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Contemporary Poets 1985
Contemporary Authors
- Included in 1978 and 1984 editions 		1978-1984

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1961
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1956-1960
Holy Redeemer High School Flint, MI 1952-1956

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Distinguished Visiting Writer Seattle University Seattle 2002
Fulbright lecturer Czechoslovakia 1992-1993
McGee Professor of Writing Davidson College Davidson 1992
Visiting Writer-in-Residence Michigan State University East Laning, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1987
Visting author/lecturer Reed College Portland 1983-1985
Fulbright Lecturer University of Warsaw WarsawPoland 1978-1988
Professor of English Drake University Des Moines 1966-1991
Instructor Northern Michigan University Marquette, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1963-1966

Other Resources:

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Other Comments:

Gary Gildner Papers are housed at Michigan State University..." Gary Gildner is a contemporary, mid-western, American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. These papers include manuscript and typescript drafts and final editions of his fiction and poetry, both published and unpublished."

Last Modified On: 12/14/2014 12:00:00 AM