John D. Gist

Background

John was born October 26, 1963, in Denver, Colorado, United States; son of Christopher (a teacher) and Phyllis Angeline (Jozuik) Gist.

Education

John studied at the University of Wyoming and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1992. Later, he studied at the University of Alaska and finished it with a Master of Fine Arts in 1996.

Career

John Gist began to work at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks in a position of English teacher. He worked there for four years. In 1996 he became the editor-in-chief at Andmar Press in Mills and has worked till present time.

Achievements

• John Gist is an American author, known primarily for his novels The Pale Criminal and Crowheart. He also has been an influential editor-in-chief for Andmar Press for many years.

Works

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  • CrowHeart

Personality

John Gist told CA: “I write best in the mornings before the mundane tendencies of the day have had a chance to cement into my consciousness. Most importantly, I attempt to write at least five days per week; this process keeps the project simmering in my subconscious."

He listed Nietzsche, Faulkner, Ouspensky, Beowulf, Tolkien, Castaneda, and Camus among his greatest influences.

Interests

• quantum physics, the occult

Connections

John had a wife Wendy. They married in 1998.

Father:

Christopher Gist

Mother:

Phyllis Angeline (Jozuik) Gist

Spouse:

Wendy Gist

References

• Contemporary Authors, Vol. 181