- Trey Ellis
Trey Ellis (born 1962) is an American
novelist ,screenwriter andessayist .Novels and memoirs
His acclaimedFact|date=May 2008 first novel, "Platitudes", was recently reissued by Northeastern University Press, along with his influentialFact|date=May 2008 essay, "The New Black Aesthetic". He is also the author of the novels "Home Repairs" and "RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW" which received an
American Book Award in 1999. His latest book is "Bedtime Stories: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single-Fatherhood", a memoir of his life as a single father of two.Film
His work for the screen includes the
Emmy nominated "Tuskegee Airmen ", and "Good Fences", starringDanny Glover andWhoopi Goldberg , which was shortlisted for thePEN award for Best Teleplay of the year, and was nominated for aBlack Reel award. In 1994, he wrote "The Inkwell" under the pen name "Tom Ricostronza".Essays
His essays have appeared in
The New York Times ,Playboy ,The Washington Post , andThe Los Angeles Times , among other places. He is a regularblogger onThe Huffington Post and lives inManhattan , where he is anAssistant Professor at theColumbia University Graduate School of Film.
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