James P. White (writer)

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James Patrick White (born 1940 in Wichita Falls, Texas) [1] is the former executive director of the Christopher Isherwood Foundation [2] and has published five books of fiction as well as stories, poems, and articles. He has edited a number of literary collections. White has received Guggenheim and other fellowships and has taught at UCLA, the University of Southern California, and the University of South Alabama. He was the founding president of the Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers and the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers.

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White was founding president of the Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers, [3] the Texas Association of Creative Teachers, [4] and was one of the founders of the American Literary Translators Association [5] and founding editor of the Translation Review. [6]

Life

White was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and lived in Arlington, Texas. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, Vanderbilt University and Brown University. He taught Creative Writing and directed the graduate program at the University of Southern California and The University of South Alabama. He also taught at UCLA and at the University of Texas at Dallas and at The University of Texas, Permian Basin.

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  2. ↑ "The Christopher Isherwood Foundation". The Christopher Isherwood Foundation.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers.
  4. ↑ "About". tacwt.
  5. ↑ "Mission | The American Literary Translators Association". www.literarytranslators.org.
  6. ↑ "Staff - Translation Review | The University of Texas at Dallas".
  7. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | James P. White". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
  8. ↑ "Christopher Isherwood Foundation - 501C3 Nonprofit - Santa Monica, CA - 954840905". www.taxexemptworld.com.
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