Shelly Lowenkopf

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Gender Male
Industry Publishing
Occupation writer, editor, teacher
Location Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Introduction Shelly Lowenkopf has been publishing short fiction, pulp novels, essays, and reviews since the late ’50s. His book reviews have appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Herald-Examiner, Los Angeles Free Press,The National Catholic Reporter, The Santa Barbara News-Press, The Santa Barbara Independent. He has had a weekly book-review column Montecito Journal since 2005. As an editor for general trade, literary, scholarly, and massmarket book publishers, as well as a freelance consultant, he's seen well 500 books through the editorial process into bookstores. He's been a core faculty member Master of Professional Writing Program, Univ. of Southern Cal 1974-2008. He's also taught creative writing and fiction-related courses at Westmont College, and Antioch University (Santa Barbara). In 2012, he was appointed visiting professor, in College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara. He led the late-night fiction workshop Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference 1980- 2012. His newest long-form work, "The Fiction Lover's Companion" published in 2011, will be reprinted in November of 2012 with new material and format.
Interests writing, books, music, cooking, eating, more books, more music, more cooking, more eating, more writing
Favorite Movies Dog Day Afternoon, Rocket Gibraltar, A Fine Madness, Harry and Tonto, Smoke Signals, The Dresser, Key Largo
Favorite Music Jazz/bop, Coltrane, most Davis, all Ravel, Gershwin, Mozart, Bach, Dvorak, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderly, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Criss
Favorite Books Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, anything by Louise Erdrich, anything by Daniel Woodrell, Catch-22, Dubliners