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Canonical name

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Other names

Date of birth

1947-12-15

Date of death

Burial location

Gender

male

Nationality

USA

Country (for map)

Birthplace

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Place of death

Cause of death

Places of residence

Birmingham, Alabama, USA (birth)

Spokane, Washington, USA

Seattle, Washington, USA

Education

University of Washington (BA/Creative Writing)

Eastern Washington University (MS Applied Psychology & MFA Creative Writing)

Occupations

novelist

poet

teacher

Relationships

Agents

Balkin Buddies, Catherine Balkin (718)-857-7805 (718)

Organizations

The Great Stories Club

Awards and honors

Inside Out was named a 2005 IRA Young Adults' Choice. 2001 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award for Stuck in Neutral. IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice award for Cruise Control. New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age.

Short biography

Terry Trueman was born on December 15, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama, but grew up in Seattle. He attended the University of Washington, where he received his B.A. in creative writing. He also has an M.S. in applied psychology and an M.F.A. in creative writing, both from Eastern Washington University. The father of two sons, Henry and Jesse, Terry Trueman makes his home in Spokane, Washington, where he has lived since 1974. Trueman's hobbies include his Sea Ray boat and his 1976 Corvette Stingray, and his Corvette, firy red! One of his heroes is poet Charles Bukowski. He considers Terry Davis and Chris Crutcher two invaluable mentors.

From his Website.

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