John Gilgun
American writer (1935–2021)
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John Gilgun (October 1, 1935 – April 30, 2021)[1] was an American writer.[2] He is best known for his 1989 novel Music I Never Dreamed Of, which was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 3rd Lambda Literary Awards in 1990.[3]
University of Iowa
John Gilgun | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1935 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2021 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Boston University University of Iowa |
| Genre | fiction, poetry |
| Notable works | Music I Never Dreamed Of |
Gilgun's other works included Everything That Has Been Shall Be Again: The Reincarnation Fables of John Gilgun (1981); the poetry collections The Dooley Poems (1991), From the Inside Out (1991), In the Zone: The Moby Dick Poems (2002) and The Dailies (2010); and the short story collection Your Buddy Misses You (1994).[4]
A graduate of Boston University and the University of Iowa, Gilgun was a longtime teacher of English and creative writing at Missouri Western State University[5] until his retirement in 2000.[2]
Giglun died on April 30, 2021, at the age of 85.[6]
External links
- John Gilgun's papers are housed at the University of Iowa special collections