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David Groff

b. 1957

American writer

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About David Groff

Born 1957. David Groff is a poet, editor and writer.

David Groff is an American poet, writer, and independent editor.

Biography Groff graduated from the University of Iowa, with an MFA, and MA. He has taught at University of Iowa, Rutgers University, and NYU, and at William Paterson University.

For the last eleven years, he has worked with literary and popular novelists, memoirists, journalists, and scientists whose books have been published by Atria, Bantam, HarperCollins, Hyperion, Little Brown, Miramax, Putnam, St. Martin's, Wiley, and other publishers. For twelve years he was an editor at Crown Publishing.

Groff's work was published in American Poetry Review, Bloom, Chicago Review, Christopher Street, Confrontation, The Georgia Review, The Iowa Review, Men on Men 2, Men on Men 2000, Missouri Review, New York, North American Review, Northwest Review, Out, Poetry, Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, Poz, Prairie Schooner, QW, Self, 7 Days, 7 Carmine, and Wigwag.

Groff was awarded the Louise Bogan Award by the Lambda Literary Foundation in 2012 for his work, Clay.

He is currently an editor under the agency of Rob Weisbach Creative Management.

He is openly gay.

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Important facts

Born
1957
Birth century
Education
University of Iowa
Employers
Rutgers University, New York University, University of Iowa, William Paterson University
Awards
Lambda Literary Award; Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Anthology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Groff?

American writer

When was David Groff born?

David Groff was born in 1957.

What is David Groff's occupation?

David Groff is a poet, editor and writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Groff

· Wikidata: Q5234439

· DBpedia: David Groff

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