Anthony Tognazzini Explained

Anthony Tognazzini
Birth Place:Orange, California, U.S.
Occupation:Short story writer
Alma Mater:University of California, Santa Cruz
Indiana University Bloomington

Anthony Tognazzini (born 1969) is an American short story writer.

Biography

Anthony Tognazzini was born in 1969 in Orange, California. He is a Californio, descended from the Carrillo family which includes the Mexican Governor of Alta California, Carlos Antonio Carrillo. Tognazzini grew up in a military family in the Philippines, Spain, Texas, and California.[1] He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Indiana University Bloomington, and has taught at New York University, the College of Wooster, and The New School.[2]

He is the author of a collection of short fiction, I Carry A Hammer In My Pocket For Occasions Such As These, published in 2007 by BOA.[3] A review of the collection in Bomb said, "Tognazzini deconstructs universal moments with language, revealing underlying beauty and bliss."[4] His work has appeared in Electric Literature,[5] TriQuarterly, Guernica,[6] and Crazyhorse.

His short story "Neighbors," published by Electric Literature, was chosen for Selected Shorts and performed by actors Michael Imperioli and Cristin Milioti at Symphony Space in New York City in April 2017. The recording was distributed to radio stations through Public Radio International.[7]

He lives in Ohio.

Awards

Published works

Anthologies

Interviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: There Is No Such Thing as Apolitical Writing: an Interview with Anthony Tognazzini. Caitlin. (Katie). 16 July 2015. Electric Literature.
  2. Web site: Anthony Tognazzini - The College of Wooster. www.wooster.edu. 2018-01-07. 2018-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175101/https://www.wooster.edu/bios/atognazzini/. dead.
  3. Web site: I Carry A Hammer In My Pocket For Occasions Such As These. BOA Editions, Ltd..
  4. Web site: BOMB Magazine | Anthony Tognazzi's I Carry a Hammer in My Pocket for…. 1 April 2007. BOMB Magazine. 17 August 2023.
  5. News: Neighbors – Electric Literature. Electric Literature . 15 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Thugs. 15 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Too Hot For Radio Anthony Tognazzini "Neighbors" - Selected Shorts. 14 December 2017.
  8. Web site: ArtsOhio Blog | Ohio Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards .
  9. https://www.yaddo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/AnnualReport2015_WEB.pdf Annual report
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-01-07 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152443/http://djerassi.org/pdfs/2014-June.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: Artists 2015 - The Millay Colony for the Arts . Millaycolony.org . 2014-09-16 . 2018-09-24.
  12. Web site: New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction. 27 April 2018. 30 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Flashed. flashedthebook.tumblr.com. 6 January 2018.
  14. Web site: The Return of Kral Majales. 5 October 2013. 14 February 2018.
  15. Book: PP/FF: An Anthology. 0970316518. Conners. Peter H.. 2006. Starcherone Books .
  16. Book: Sudden Stories: The Mammoth Book of Miniscule Fiction. 9780971805958. 59674675. 14 February 2018. Moore. Dinty W.. 2003. Mammoth Books .