- Christopher Buehlman
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Christopher Buehlman (born 1969 in Tampa, Florida) is a playwright, poet and comedian from St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Life
He was adopted in 1969 by a family in St. Petersburg, Florida.
In 1994, he earned a bachelor's degree in French from Florida State University.[1]
He plays taverns, clubs, and renaissance festivals across the United States as Christophe the Insultor, a verbal mercenary people may hire to insult their friends (www.insultor.com).[2] In 1999, he read at the University of Michigan.[3]
His poetry has appeared in The Atlanta Review, and other literary and university publications.
He was a finalist in the 2006 War Poetry Contest, and the 2008 Forward poetry prize list.[4]
His first full-length play, "Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka," will debut at Jobsite Theater of Tampa in March, 2012. His first novel "Those Across The River" is set for a September 6, 2011 release. He is the author of numerous short plays often performed out of doors. He wrote and performed a one-man show about Christopher Marlowe.
Awards
- 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry.
Works
- Wanton
- "RAPTURE (OCTOBER, 2001)". http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2006/wa06_buehlman.php.
Plays
- Samson Revisited[5]
References
- ^ http://www.writers.net/writers/12045?PHPSESSID=f0812b9a45540ccaea2fcf4186ab48d0
- ^ http://renfaire.wikia.com/wiki/Street_(Bristol)
- ^ http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1999/sep/09-23-99/arts/arts11.html
- ^ Mark Brown (1 August 2008). "Emerging artists on shortlist for most valuable poetry prize". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/01/poetry.
- ^ http://www.jenniferchristapalmer.com/Biography.html
External links
Categories:- Florida State University alumni
- American poets
- 1969 births
- Living people
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