William B. Patrick

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Poet

Schenectady, NY
New York US
Email: 
caltap@nycap.rr.com
Website: 
williampatrickwriter.com

Author's Bio

William B. Patrick is a writer whose works have been published or produced in several genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, screenwriting, poetry, and drama. His most recent book, The Call of Nursing: Voices from the Front Lines of Healthcare, will be available in May, 2013. Saving Troy, his chronicle of a year spent living and riding with professional firefighters and paramedics, was published in 2005.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Saving Troy: A Year with Firefighters and Paramedics in a Battered City (Hudson Whitman Publishers, 2005)
,
We Didn't Come Here for This (BOA Editions, Ltd., 1999)
,
These Upraised Hands (BOA Editions, Ltd., 1995)
,
Roxa: Voices of the Culver Family (BOA Editions, Ltd., 1989)
Journal:
Southern Review
Prizes won: 

National Endowment for the Arts Grant
New York Foundation for the Arts Grant
Massachusetts Arts Council Grant
Virginia C ouncil for the Arts Grant

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Troy
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Last update: May 19, 2014