| 词条 | Joe Clifford |
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BackgroundClifford, a native of Berlin, Connecticut, quit Central Connecticut State University and moved to San Francisco in 1992 to pursue a career in rock 'n' roll music.[3] While there, Clifford fell into heroin addiction, which lasted until he hit bottom in 2001. After numerous failed attempts at rehab, he finally embarked on a lasting recovery.[4] He pursued a new direction, earning an MFA in creative writing at Florida International University, where he studied under James W. Hall, Les Standiford, and Lynne Barrett. Clifford's personal memoir-cum-novel, Junkie Love (2013), portrays his descent and recovery. Addiction is also a prominent theme in his "Jay Porter" mystery series. In interviews, Clifford has described his credo as a writer as "gritty, real and raw," which is also the motto he has given to a series of lectures that he has produced. These lectures, he has said, "mine true stories of the marginalized to laugh, cringe and shine a light on the human condition."[5] Awards and recognitionsClifford received an Acker Award in 2013.[6] This tribute, named for Kathy Acker, is given to members of the avant garde arts community who have made outstanding contributions in their discipline in defiance of convention, or else served their fellow writers and artists in outstanding ways. Previously, in 2012, Clifford was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his story "Stuck Between Stations." He went on to be nominated twice in 2015 for an Anthony Award, both as novelist and editor. He also received two Anthony Award nominations in 2018, for Best Novel in a Series and editor. BibliographyClifford is the author of the following books:
The Jay Porter series, featuring a New Hampshire man who faces a variety of mysteries and personal challenges.
An additional trio of standalone novels was written at the same time as the Porter series. Two still await release:
He has also edited the following short-story collections:
Additional literary activityClifford also serves as acquisitions editor for Gutter Books and producer of Lip Service West, a reading series in Oakland, California. Previously, he was one of the chief editors for "Out of the Gutter Online" (a website for flash fiction affiliated with Gutter Books). He teaches writing as well, including online classes for LitReactor.com and instruction at conferences and retreats. Personal lifeClifford and his wife Justine are the parents of two young sons: Holden (named for Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye, Clifford's favorite literary character[7][8]) and Jackson (named for Jack Kerouac, another author who inspired Clifford from an early age).[9] External links
References1. ^DuShane, Tony (2013) San Francisco Chronicle feature. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clifford, Joe}}2. ^Phillips, Ron Earl (2013) [https://www.shotgunhoney.com/extras/interviews/interview-joe-clifford/ Shotgun Honey interview] 3. ^Joyce, Mike (2012) Literary Orphans interview 4. ^Lapin, Joseph (2013) L.A. Weekly feature 5. ^Lit Crawl website (2013) 6. ^No!art News (2013) Acker Awards press release 7. ^Black, Laramore (2013) DarkMedia interview 8. ^Bratkovski, Renato (2013) RadikalNews interview 9. ^Milliron, Liz (2017) [https://mysteristas.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/interview-joe-clifford/ Mysteristas interview] 8 : American mystery writers|Writers from Connecticut|Living people|Central Connecticut State University alumni|Florida International University alumni|People from Berlin, Connecticut|Writers from San Francisco|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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