Anthony Tognazzini

Anthony Tognazzini
Born	1969 (age 55–56) Orange, California, U.S.
Occupation	Short story writer
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Cruz Indiana University Bloomington

Anthony Tognazzini (born 1969) is an American short story writer.

Biography

Anthony Tognazzini was born in 1969 in Orange, California. He is a Californio, descended from the Carrillo family which includes the Mexican Governor of Alta California, Carlos Antonio Carrillo. Tognazzini grew up in a military family in the Philippines, Spain, Texas, and California. ^[1] He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Indiana University Bloomington, and has taught at New York University, the College of Wooster, and The New School. ^[2]

He is the author of a collection of short fiction, I Carry A Hammer In My Pocket For Occasions Such As These, published in 2007 by BOA. ^[3] A review of the collection in Bomb said, "Tognazzini deconstructs universal moments with language, revealing underlying beauty and bliss." ^[4] His work has appeared in Electric Literature, ^[5] TriQuarterly , Guernica , ^[6] and Crazyhorse .

His short story "Neighbors," published by Electric Literature, was chosen for Selected Shorts and performed by actors Michael Imperioli and Cristin Milioti at Symphony Space in New York City in April 2017. The recording was distributed to radio stations through Public Radio International. ^[7]

He lives in Ohio.

Awards

• Ohio Arts Council - Individual Excellence Award ^[8]
• Yaddo ^[9]
• Djerassi Resident Artists Program ^[10]
• Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship
• Millay Colony for the Arts Fellowship ^[11]

Published works

• I Carry A Hammer In My Pocket For Occasions Such As These (BOA 2007)
• "Thugs" in Guernica, Fall 2015
• "Neighbors"in Electric Literature, Summer 2015
• "Have You Heard Anything? in Guernica, Winter 2012
• "The Treehouse" in TriQuarterly, Summer 2012

Anthologies

• James Thomas; Robert Scotellaro, eds. (2018). New Micro: Norton Anthology of Exceptionally Short Fiction. Norton. ISBN   978-0393354706. ^[12]
• Sari Wilson; Josh Neufeld, eds. (2016). Flashed: Sudden Stories in Comics and Prose. Pressgang. ISBN   978-0990636427. ^[13]
• Louis Armand, ed. (2010). The Return of Kral Majales (Prague's International Literary Renaissance 1990-2010). Univerzita Karlova. ISBN   978-8073083021. ^[14]
• Peter Conners, ed. (2006). PP/FF: An Anthology. Starcherone Books. ISBN   978-0970316516. ^[15]
• Dinty W. Moore, ed. (2003). Sudden Stories: The Mammoth Book of Miniscule Fiction. Mammoth Books. ISBN   978-0971805958. ^[16]

Interviews

• "There Is No Such Thing as Apolitical Writing: an Interview with Anthony Tognazzini" in Electric Literature, Summer 2015
• "2 + 2 can = Cake: A Conversation with Dean Young and Anthony Tognazzini" in Bomb, Fall 2012

References

1. (Katie), Caitlin (16 July 2015). "There Is No Such Thing as Apolitical Writing: an Interview with Anthony Tognazzini". Electric Literature.
2. "Anthony Tognazzini - The College of Wooster". www.wooster.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
3. "I Carry A Hammer In My Pocket For Occasions Such As These". BOA Editions, Ltd.
4. "BOMB Magazine | Anthony Tognazzi's I Carry a Hammer in My Pocket for…". BOMB Magazine. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. "Neighbors – Electric Literature". Electric Literature. 15 July 2015.
6. "Thugs". 15 October 2015.
7. "Too Hot For Radio Anthony Tognazzini "Neighbors" - Selected Shorts". 14 December 2017.
8. "ArtsOhio Blog | Ohio Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards".
9. Annual report yaddo.org
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
11. "Artists 2015 - The Millay Colony for the Arts". Millaycolony.org. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
12. "New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction". 27 April 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
13. "Flashed". flashedthebook.tumblr.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
14. "The Return of Kral Majales". 5 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
15. Conners, Peter H. (2006). PP/FF: An Anthology. Starcherone Books. ISBN   0970316518.
16. Moore, Dinty W. (2003). Sudden Stories: The Mammoth Book of Miniscule Fiction. Mammoth Books. ISBN   9780971805958. OCLC   59674675.

External links

• Official Homepage
• Anthony Tognazzini at The College of Wooster Archived 2018-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
• "Neighbors" performed by Michael Imperioli and Cristin Milioti for Selected Shorts