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David Schickler (born July 30, 1969 in Rochester, New York) is an American author who has published two books, Kissing in Manhattan and Sweet and Vicious. Heavily influenced as a child by the Bible and Edith Hamilton's Mythology,[1] Schickler graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School in 1987, Georgetown University with a degree in Foreign Service in 1991 and from Columbia University in 1995. Schickler began working as a private school teacher at The Harley School in Rochester, New York in 1994 and wrote in his spare time; he completed two novels during this period, but faced repeated rejection from publishers.[1]
In June 2000, The New Yorker published his short story "The Smoker" in their debut fiction issue and, Schickler said, "my career took off all in one very exciting week."[1] On the strength of "The Smoker," Schickler received a 2-book deal with The Dial Press and Paramount Pictures bought the story's film rights, planning to develop it as a vehicle for Natalie Portman;[2] the author was able to quit teaching and devote his efforts to writing full-time. In 2001, he published Kissing in Manhattan, a "well-received" short story collection that featured "The Smoker,"[3] followed by his first novel, Sweet and Vicious, in 2004. In 2009 Schickler coached Mcquaid Jesuit's Modified Cross-Country team which went on to win the Jesuit Championships in New York City. He will return this year to coach Mcquaid's modified team once again.
Works
- Kissing in Manhattan (short story collection) (2001) ISBN 0-385-33567-9
- Sweet and Vicious (novel) (2004) ISBN 0-385-33569-5
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Categories:- American novelists
- American short story writers
- Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American novelist stubs
- American short story writer stubs
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