About: John D. Nesbitt

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John Dunville Nesbitt (born December 14, 1948) is an American educator and writer of Northern Irish and Hungarian descent, known for his fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and song lyrics about the American West. He is best known for his traditional western novels, and has also published in retro/noir fiction set in California, memoirs set in California, contemporary fiction set in Wyoming, and poetry set in the West. His work is noted for its realism, sense of place, characterization, prose style, and blending of popular and literary styles

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  • John Dunville Nesbitt (born December 14, 1948) is an American educator and writer of Northern Irish and Hungarian descent, known for his fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and song lyrics about the American West. He is best known for his traditional western novels, and has also published in retro/noir fiction set in California, memoirs set in California, contemporary fiction set in Wyoming, and poetry set in the West. His work is noted for its realism, sense of place, characterization, prose style, and blending of popular and literary styles Nesbitt was a professor of English and Spanish at Eastern Wyoming College, having earned degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Davis. He is now Professor Emeritus. His recognitions include a Wyoming Arts Council Literary Fellowship for fiction in 1988 and for nonfiction in 2008; the Western Writers of America Spur Award for original paperback novel in 2009 and 2010, short story in 2010, and poem in 2019; the for Best Western Novel in 2021 and Best Short Fiction in 2020, and the Orland Alumni Association distinguished alumni award in 2019 for his achievements in writing. (en)
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  • University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Davis Instituto de Filología Hispánica (en)
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  • John Dunville Nesbitt (born December 14, 1948) is an American educator and writer of Northern Irish and Hungarian descent, known for his fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and song lyrics about the American West. He is best known for his traditional western novels, and has also published in retro/noir fiction set in California, memoirs set in California, contemporary fiction set in Wyoming, and poetry set in the West. His work is noted for its realism, sense of place, characterization, prose style, and blending of popular and literary styles (en)
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