Steve Kluger

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Steve Kluger
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Born (1952-06-24) June 24, 1952 (age 72)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • playwright
  • journalist
  • librettist
  • lyricist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Hackley School
University of Southern California
Notable awards Alex Award (1999)
Lambda Literary Award (2004)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (2009)
Website
stevekluger.com

Steve Kluger (born June 24, 1952) is an American author, playwright, journalist, librettist and lyricist, whose writing is noted for its baseball, gay, and historical (particularly World War II) themes. He has also worked on civil rights, gay rights, and baseball community causes, including Japanese American internment redress and the campaign to save Fenway Park. [1]

Contents

His second novel, Last Days of Summer , is the basis for the 2018 musical of the same title. [2]

Steve Kluger lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Kluger was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, in 1970, and attended the University of Southern California.

Published and produced works

Novels

Non-fiction

Plays

Newspaper articles

For USA Today, Kluger has contributed the following commentaries:

Other newspaper and magazine pieces include:

Awards and honors

Last Days of Summer won the American Library Association's Alex Award in 1999; Almost Like Being in Love won the 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Romance; and My Most Excellent Year received the 2009 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for outstanding achievement in Young Adult fiction.

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