Paul Clemens (born 1973 in
Detroit
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) is an American non-fiction writer and journalist.
Life
He was born and grew up in Detroit, which has become the subject matter for much of his work. His books include the memoir ''Made in Detroit'' and ''Punching Out'', a book of long-form journalism about the closing of a Detroit auto plant.
[ ] His work has also appeared in ''
The New York Times
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''.
Works
*''Made in Detroit'', Doubleday, 2005
*''Punching Out'', Doubleday, 2011
Awards
*2008
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...
*2011
Whiting Award
The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, ...
References
External links
Profile at The Whiting Foundation
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American male non-fiction writers
Living people
Writers from Detroit
Journalists from Detroit
1973 births