T Cooper

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T Cooper
Born
NationalityAmerican
EducationMiddlebury College
Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • editor
  • director
  • producer
  • assistant professor
Known forSome of the Parts (2002)
Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes (2006)
A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing (2006)
The Beaufort Diaries (2010)
Real Man Adventures (2013)
Changers (2014-2016)

T Cooper (born Malibu, California) is an American writer.

Cooper is the author of eight novels, the editor of an anthology, and the co-writer of a four-part

documentary
film.

Biography

Cooper earned an

MacDowell Colony. He attended Ledig House International and The Millay Colony, where he was a 2008 New York Times
Foundation fellow.

Cooper has authored eight novels,

Time Out New York's list of "25 New Yorkers to Keep an Eye On in 2006" and Out's "100 Men and Women Who Rocked 2006" list. The novel was also chosen as a Best Book of 2006 by The Believer and The Austin Chronicle. Cooper also edited the anthology A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing (Akashic Books, 2006). His most recent books are the four-part young adult novel series Changers (Akashic Books), co-written with his wife Allison Glock-Cooper
. (Changers Book One: Drew was published in 2014; Changers Book Two: Oryon was published in 2015, and Changers Book Three: Kim was published in 2016.)

Cooper's shorter writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including

, and several others.

Cooper has also written for television, such as the

The Blacklist. In 2018, he directed and produced the documentary Man Made, which followed four trans men as they trained for a bodybuilding competition.[4][5]

Personal life

Cooper is a trans man.[6] He wrote about his experience in the nonfiction book Real Man Adventures (McSweeney's, 2013).[7] He lives with his wife author Allison Glock and their two daughters, splitting time between New York City and Atlanta,[8] where he is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University.[9]

Bibliography

  • Some of the Parts (Akashic Books, 2002)
  • Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes (Dutton/Penguin, 2006)
  • A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing (Akashic Books, 2006) (editor)
  • The Beaufort Diaries (Melville House, 2010)
  • Real Man Adventures (McSweeney's, 2013)
  • Changers Book One: Drew (Akashic Books, 2014) (co-writer)
  • Changers Book Two: Oryon (Akashic Books, 2015) (co-writer)
  • Changer Book Three: Kim (Akashic Books, 2016) (co-writer)

Filmography

Year Title Notes Broadcaster/Distributor
2013 Copper Episode: "The Hope Too Bright to Last" (co-written with Alison Glock) BBC America
2016 The Get Down Episode: "Darkness Is Your Candle" (writer) Netflix
2018 Man Made[10] Feature documentary (director, producer) Frameline
2019-2022
The Blacklist
5 episodes (writer), 72 episodes (consulting/executive producer) NBC

References

  1. ^ Ferla, Ruth La (21 January 2017). "These Young Adult Novels Come with Back Stories: The Authors' Own". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Rosenfeld, Reviewed By Lucinda (20 March 2006). "Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes". The New York Times.
  3. The New Yorker
    , retrieved 20 August 2007
  4. ^ "'Man Made' Review: Trans Men Build Peace and Muscles in Poignant Bodybuilding Film". 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ "'Man Made': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 April 2018.
  6. TheGuardian.com
    . 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ Hess, Amanda (December 2012). "Life as a Trans Dude". Slate.
  8. TheGuardian.com
    . 16 January 2016.
  9. ^ "T Cooper".
  10. ^ "T Cooper on 'Man Made': Trans Male Lives Don't Really Exist in Culture". 17 July 2018.

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