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Joe Amato | |
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| Born | May 31, 1955 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
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| Genre | poetry, fiction, memoir |
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Joe Amato (born May 31, 1955) is an American writer and poet.
Amato was born in 1955 in Syracuse, New York. [1] He received a BS in mathematics and mechanical engineering from Syracuse University in 1976. He spent seven years working in project engineering in New York before returning to graduate school and earning a MA and Doctor of Arts in English from University at Albany in 1986 and 1989, respectively. [1] He has since authored eleven books, including a memoir and three novels, and coauthored screenplays with writing partner Kass Fleisher.[ citation needed ] Amato was the former production manager at Steerage Press, founded by Fleisher in 2011. [1] [ better source needed ] He taught creative writing and literature for twenty years at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. [1] [2]
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