J. E. Robinson

Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Alton, IL

Illinois US

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Author's Bio

Born October 8, 1965 in Alton, Illinois, J. E. Robinson was graduated from Howard University and the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was a private school history teacher, creator/producer/host of "Eavesdropping," a half-hour radio conversation, proprietor of J. E. Robinson, Tours, specializing in the Underground Railroad of the Saint Louis area, and a university history professor. In 2023, he retired to devote his time to playwriting for Off-Broadway, which has served as a venue for his work since 2015.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Anthology:

BEST AMERICAN ESSAY OF 2009 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)

Journals:

Minnetonka Review

New South Review

Fiction

Anthology:

Tartts IV (Livingston Press, 2008)

Books:

The Day Rider and Other Stories (Gival Press, 2013)

Skip Macalester (Harrington Park Press, 2006)

Journals:

Awakenings Review

Bayou Magazine

Harrington Gay Men's Fiction Quarterly

Karamu

Mid-American Poetry Review

Plainsongs

Rosebud

Under the Sun

Poetry

Anthologies:

Reeds and Rushes (Pudding House Press, 2010)

Poetic Voices without Borders (Gival Press, 2005)

M2M: New Literary Fiction (AttaGirl Press, 2003)

Rebel Yell (Haworth Press, 1998)

Men on Men 6 (Plume, 1996)

Book:

How Hair Changes before Expiration: Poems (Blue Horse Press, 2022)

Journals:

Plainsongs

San Pedro River Review

Prizes won:

recipient, Illinois Arts Council Literary Award; nominee, Pushcart Prize; finalist, Tartts Award; recipient, Plainsongs Award from Hastings College (Nebraska); novel SKIP MACALESTER designated a "Paperback Pick" by the American Booksellers Association; "Nails," Notable Essay of 2008, BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS of 2009; THE DAY RIDER AND OTHER STORIES: A COLLECTION won the Award in Gay Literature, 2014 San Francisco Book Festival.

Watch

"How Hair Changes before Expiration,"

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

African American, LGBTQ

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Alton, IL

Illinois

Raised in:

Alton

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Last update: Oct 28, 2023