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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Notable awards | Whiting Award |
Christopher Tilghman is an American novelist and short story writer.
Christopher Tilghman | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Notable awards | Whiting Award |
Christopher Tilghman is an American novelist and short story writer.
He graduated from Yale University. He served three years in the Navy. He worked at a sawmill in New Hampshire, moved back to Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a corporate copywriter and journalist. He edited Ploughshares. [1] He lived with his wife and three sons in rural Massachusetts. [2]
He teaches at University of Virginia [3] and the Napa Writers' Conference. [4]
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