Joe David Bellamy

Background

Bellamy, Joe David was born on December 29, 1941 in Cincinnati. Son of Orin Ross and Beulah Pearl (Zutavern) Bellamy.

Education

Student, Duke University, 1961. Bachelor, Antioch College, 1964. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1969.

Career

Editor, The Antiochian, 1965-1967; instructor English, Pennsylvania State College, Mansfield, 1969-1970; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State College, Mansfield, 1970-1972; assistant Professor of English, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1972-1974; associate professor, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1974-1980; Professor of English, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1980-1991; director literature program, National Endowment for Arts, Washington, since 1991. Distinguished visiting writer George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, 1987-1988. Public, editor Fiction International magazine and press, 1972-1983.

Director Fiction International/St. Lawrence University Writer's Conference at Saranac lake, 1974-1980. Director St. Lawrence Award for Fiction, 1973-1984. Consultant editor University of Illinois Press, Champaign, since 1974.

Program consultant National Endowment for Humanities, since 1976. Book reviewer Sat. Review, 1975-1978, New York Times, since 1975, Washington Post, since 1975. Judge Drue Heinz Literature prize, 1989-1990.

Contributing editor The Pushcart prize, since 1990.

Works

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• book

  • Suzi Sinzinnati

    (Book by Bellamy, Joe David)

  • SUPERFICTION or The American Story Transformed.
  • SUPERFICTION or The American Story Transformed.
  • Olympic gold medalist: poems

Membership

Member National Book Critics Circle, Coordinating Council Lit Magazines (president, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1979-1981), Associated Writing Programs (board directors 1989-1991, president, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1990-1991).

Connections

Married Connie Sue Arendsee, September 16, 1964. Children: Lael Elizabeth, Samuel Ross Carlos.

Father:

Orin Ross Bellamy

Mother:

Beulah Pearl (Zutavern) Bellamy

Spouse:

Connie Sue Arendsee

child:

Samuel Ross Carlos Bellamy

child:

Lael Elizabeth Bellamy