Charles Salzberg

Charles Salzberg
journalist, novelist, writing instructor
Born	August 2, 1946 (1946-08-02)
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Syracuse University (1967)

Charles Salzberg is an American journalist, novelist and renowned writing instructor. The author or co-author of many books, Salzberg was born in New York City in 1946. He graduated from Barnard School for Boys in 1963, then attended Syracuse University and earned a bachelors degree in English in 1967. He attended Boston University Law School for one year, 1967-68.

Early years

Salzberg entered the field of journalism by way of the mail room at New York Magazine in 1976. Between mail deliveries, he began to pitch article ideas to editor, Elizabeth Crowe. Though he was unsuccessful in selling any of these ideas, he made editorial contacts—which would prove invaluable when he left the mail room after three months. He struck out on a career as a freelance writer soon thereafter, writing feature articles for periodicals such as Esquire Magazine, GQ, Elle Magazine, Redbook, Good Housekeeping and, in the end, New York Magazine. He also wrote book reviews for The New York Times, The Miami Herald, The Plain Dealer and The Los Angeles Times.

Author

Salzberg is the author or co-author of many books, including:

From Set Shot to Slam Dunk: The Glory Days of Basketball in the Words of Those Who Played It 1988

On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams (with George Robinson) 1991

Missy Hyatt: The First Lady of Wrestling (with Missy Hyatt) 2001

Soupy Sez: My Zany Life and Times (with Soupy Sales) 2003

Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls (with Tony DiCicco) 2003

Swann's Last Song (a detective novel, nominated for a Shamus Award) 2008

The Mad Fisherman: Kick Some Bass with America's Wildest TV Host (with Charlie Moore) 2009

Writers workshop and teacher

Salzberg is perhaps as well known as a writing teacher and mentor as he is as an author. Among his students are Lauren Weisberger (author of The Devil Wears Prada), Joy Behar (co-host of The View), Susie Essman (co-star, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Sally Koslow (author of Little Pink Slips) and Stephanie Klein (author of Straight Up and Dirty). He is a founding member of the New York Writers Workshop, has taught writing at Sarah Lawrence College, the Open Center and the Writer's Voice, and has served as visiting professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. In 1996, he was called one of "New York's Great Teachers" by New York Magazine.

Recent years

He is the current fiction editor of the webzine ducts.org, and editor-in-chief and co-founder of Greenpoint Press.

References

http://www.pifmagazine.com/2009/07/charles-salzberg/

http://www.webdelsol.com/Algonkian/interview-salzberg.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Charles-Salzberg/e/B001IXO1TE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/books/item_8zYNvTUXe1dAB7bnCjiEuM;jsessionid=338B833EA447A3ADAE1EBEC37349ACD5

http://mysterywriters.org/?q=user/3162

http://pwanewsandviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/shamus-awards.html

External links

• http://charlessalzberg.com/

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