Steven Corbin | |
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| Born | October 3, 1953 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | August 31, 1995 New York, New York |
Steven Corbin (October 3, 1953 – August 31, 1995) was an American writer. [1] He was known for his novel Fragments That Remain, a Lambda Literary Award nominee for Gay Fiction at the 1994 6th Lambda Literary Awards. [2]
Born in Jersey City, [3] he studied at Essex County College for two years before switching to the University of Southern California to study film. [3] He dropped out of the program, and began to write while working as a secretary and taxi driver. [3] He published his debut novel, No Easy Place to Be, in 1989. [3] He published Fragments That Remain in 1993, A Hundred Days from Now in 1994, and several short stories. [3]
He died on August 31, 1995, of AIDS complications, in New York City. [2] He taught creative writing at the University of California. [3]
References
- ^ Mark Sarvas, "Mentors: Steven Corbin". Los Angeles Review of Books, January 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Steven Corbin; Novelist and AIDS Activist". Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. ISBN 9780313305016. pp. 108-114.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1953 births
- 1995 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- AIDS-related deaths in New York (state)
- American male novelists
- African-American novelists
- American LGBT novelists
- African-American LGBT people
- American gay writers
- Writers from California
- American HIV/AIDS activists
- 20th-century American male writers
- Novelists from New Jersey
- Essex County College alumni
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 20th-century American LGBT people
- African-American male writers
Steven Corbin | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1953 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | August 31, 1995 New York, New York |
Steven Corbin (October 3, 1953 – August 31, 1995) was an American writer. [1] He was known for his novel Fragments That Remain, a Lambda Literary Award nominee for Gay Fiction at the 1994 6th Lambda Literary Awards. [2]
Born in Jersey City, [3] he studied at Essex County College for two years before switching to the University of Southern California to study film. [3] He dropped out of the program, and began to write while working as a secretary and taxi driver. [3] He published his debut novel, No Easy Place to Be, in 1989. [3] He published Fragments That Remain in 1993, A Hundred Days from Now in 1994, and several short stories. [3]
He died on August 31, 1995, of AIDS complications, in New York City. [2] He taught creative writing at the University of California. [3]
References
- ^ Mark Sarvas, "Mentors: Steven Corbin". Los Angeles Review of Books, January 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Steven Corbin; Novelist and AIDS Activist". Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. ISBN 9780313305016. pp. 108-114.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1953 births
- 1995 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- AIDS-related deaths in New York (state)
- American male novelists
- African-American novelists
- American LGBT novelists
- African-American LGBT people
- American gay writers
- Writers from California
- American HIV/AIDS activists
- 20th-century American male writers
- Novelists from New Jersey
- Essex County College alumni
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 20th-century American LGBT people
- African-American male writers