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Keeble is known for his literary treatment of political and ecological concerns, particularly in the western landscape of North America, as well as for his exploration of the intersections and tensions between the past and present of the American West and the people and animals who inhabit these
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in 1989; Keeble arrived at the site on April 8, 1989, and traveled back and forth from his home in Spokane County, Washington, to interview fishermen and Native Americans, public and corporate officials, and hundreds of scientists for the human-caused environmental disaster.
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Naske, Claus M. (July 2000). "Reviewed Work: Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound by John Keeble".
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where he and his wife, Claire, a musician, built their log home on a small farm. They have three sons and three grandchildren.
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for one year (1971/72). He began adult life as a musician, but turned seriously to writing while at the University of Iowa.
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UA's Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Kicks Off with Readings by John Keeble and Hank Lazer
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for his writing of the documentary film "To Write and Keep Kind," a biography of
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in spring 2006, and held the Coal Royalty Trust Chair in Creative Writing at the
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Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound
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edited by Ben Mitchell, University of Washington Press (2010) (memoir)
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Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound
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Listening to the Land: conversations About Nature, Culture, and Eros,
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for his short story, "Synchronicity", which was published in
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Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Future,
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for the piece "Black Spring in Valdez," written for
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He has also worked as an educator, having taught at
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The Writers Mind: Interviews with American Authors,
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Ruben Trejo: Beyond Boundaries / Aztlán y Más Allá,
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John R. Keeble on August 8, 2014
Winnipeg
Manitoba
University of Redlands
BA
University of Iowa
MFA
Brown University
www.keeblefiction.com
novelist
O. Henry Award
Harper's Magazine
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
California
University of Redlands
University of Iowa
Brown University
Grinnell College
Eastern Washington University
Emeritus
Boise State University
University of Alabama
Spokane County
Washington state
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Regional Emmy
Raymond Carver
Pulitzer Prize

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