David Macinnis Gill is an American

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who writes for young adults.

Career

Gill began his writing career by publishing short stories in small magazines, including ''The Crescent Review'' and ''Writer's Forum.'' In 2005, Scarecrow Press published his critical biography Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, a reference book intended for scholars of young adult literature. His debut novel, '' Soul Enchilada'' was published to acclaim in 2009. A second YA novel, ''

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'', August 2010 has received a starred review from Booklist.

Biography

Gill "has been a house painter, cafeteria manager, bookstore schleper, high school teacher, and college professor. He is represented by Rosemary Stimola of the Stimola Literary Studio.” Personal website and blog o
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. After teaching at two different schools around the area, he moved on to the university environment. He was an assistant professor at

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in the English department before he moved to the East Coast to be an associate professor at the

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in the English education department. David has a “bachelor’s degree in English/creative writing and a doctorate in education, both from the

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, as well as an M.ED from Tennessee-Chattanooga.” He is the Past-President of ALAN ( The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents), and has written and published everything from short stories to book reviews and critical essays.

Works

Novels for Teens

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Novels for Adults

* '' Tin City Tinder - A Boone Childress Novel'' 2014 * '' Steel City Smithereens - A Boone Childress Novel'' 2014 * '' Bronzeville Blowback - A Boone Childress Novel'' 2014 * '' Key Lime Die - A Boone Childress Novel'' 2014 * '' Boy Mercury - An Antebellum Adventure'' 2014 (serialized) * '' Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America'' Praise The lord and pass the Little Debbies Novella 2020

Novellas

* '' Rising Sun'' (

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Short stories

* ''Broken Circles & Other Stories'' collection (2014) * "Broken Circles" (1993) – The Crescent Review * "People's Song (1996) - Writers' Forum, v. 22, 1996, p. 66-73

Non-fiction

* ''Graham Salisbury: Island Boy'' (Scarecrow Press), 2005

Accolades

* A 2010

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(BBYA) for ''Soul Enchilada'' * A Best of 2009 by Kirkus Reviews * 2010 Stuff for the Teen Age by New York Public Library for ''Soul Encilada'' * 2010 Bank Street College Best Books of the Year

References

* Personal website and blog o
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External links

Interviews

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Blog

David Macinnis Gill's Personal Blog

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