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Peter Christopher (American author)

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Peter Christopher
Born1956
DiedApril 15, 2008
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Columbia University
Known forBeing a highly acclaimed author
SpouseCarolyn Altman

Peter Christopher was an associate professor at Georgia Southern University. Christopher was a highly acclaimed author, and had written numerous books.[1]

Christopher also served as a writer-in-residence for the Writers Voice Workshop, and lectured at the University of Florida, Columbia University, and New York University. He joined the faculty of the Georgia Southern Writing and Linguistics Department in 1998, where he helped build the creative writing program. He also was a guest teacher for the dangerous writers in Portland, OR.

Christopher died on April 15, 2008, due to liver cancer.

Bibliography

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Collections

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  • Campfires of the Dead (1989)
  • Campfires of the Dead and the Living (2022)[2][3]

Education

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Awards

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Christopher received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature.[4]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ About Christopher
  2. ^ Christopher, Peter (2022-07-13). "The Year of the Purchase: Can a brain implant treat drug addiction?". Harper's Magazine. Vol. August 2022. ISSN 0017-789X. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  3. ^ "Campfires of the Dead and the Living: The Collected Stories of Peter Christopher". 11:11 Press. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  4. ^ "NEA Fellowship". Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2009-02-05.