Authors and Illustrators Database

Gordon Young

Born: 1966  San Diego, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: David B. Young, Jr. and Patricia Young
Address(es):
San Francisco, CA
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.teardownbook.com
Website: http://www.gordonyoungauthor.com
image of Gordon Young

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City
- "A poignant, often funny look at an iconic Rust Belt city struggling to recover." (Vanessa Bush Booklist 2013-07-01) Michigan Notable Book, 2014. 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Berkeley, CA., University of California Press 2013

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Notable Book: Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City 2014
Finalist, Consumer Affairs, JC Penney-University of Missouri Newspaper Awards 1997
James Beard Food & Drink Award nomination 1995
Peninsula Press Club 1st Place Award for Light Feature 1994
Rotary International Journalism Fellowship 1992
Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award for Magazine Writing 1991
Arkansas Journalism Distinguished Service Award 1991
Judge, Southern Journalism Awards 1991-1993

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts in Literature University of Nottingham Nottingham, England 1993
Master of Arts (M.A.) Journalism
-  		University of Missouri Columbia, MO 1990

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Senior Lecturer Santa Clara University, Communication Department Santa Clara, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1996
Journalist
- work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Slate, Utne Reader, Southern Exposure, Washington City Paper, Business 2.0, The Industry Standard, The Advocate, The San Jose Mercury News and SFGate, the website of The San Francisco Chronicle. 		Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1990

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aYoung%2C+Gordon%2C+1966-/ayoung+gordon+1966/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=ayoung+gordon+1966&1%2C4%2C

Other Comments:

Author resided in Flint, MI from 1967 - 1987.

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