Mark Childress
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Mark Childress | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Monroeville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
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Mark Childress (born 1957 in Monroeville, Alabama) is an American novelist and Southern writer.
Life
Childress grew up in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Alabama,[1] where he was a member of the Mallet Assembly. In 1978 Childress was a reporter for The Birmingham News, Features Editor of Southern Living magazine, and Regional Editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He was formerly a resident of
Articles and reviews by Childress have appeared in
He has also written three picture books for children: Joshua and Bigtooth,[2] Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs,[3] and Henry Bobbity Is Missing And It Is All Billy Bobbity's Fault.[4]
Childress wrote the screenplay for the film Crazy in Alabama.
Honors
Childress received the Thomas Wolfe Award, the University of Alabama's Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Alabama Library Association's Writer of the Year.
Tender,
One Mississippi
Bibliography
- A World Made of Fire[8]
- V for Victor[9]
- Tender[5]
- Crazy in Alabama[6]
- Gone for Good[10]
- One Mississippi[7]
- Georgia Bottoms[11]
References
- ^ Hughes, Mark (March 10, 2011). "Mark Childress plumbs the depths of small-town life". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Childress, M. (1992). Joshua and Bigtooth. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
- ^ Childress, M. & Brown, M. B. (1995). Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
- ^ Childress, M. (1996). Henry Bobbity Is Missing And It Is All Billy Bobbity's Fault. Birmingham, AL: Crane Hill Publishers.
- ^ a b Childress, M. (1990). Tender. New York: Harmony Books.
- ^ a b c Childress, M. (1993). Crazy in Alabama. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- ^ a b c Childress, M. (2006). One Mississippi. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
- ^ Childress, M. (1984). A World Made of Fire. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- ^ Childress, M. (1988). V for Victor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- ^ Childress, M. (1998). Gone for Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- ^ Childress, M. (2011). Georgia Bottoms. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
External links
- Official site
- Mark Childress at IMDb
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