Background
Kessel, John Joseph was born on September 24, 1950 in Buffalo. Son of John and Angela (Giorlandino) Kessel.
writer English language educator
Kessel, John Joseph was born on September 24, 1950 in Buffalo. Son of John and Angela (Giorlandino) Kessel.
Bachelor in English and Physics, University Rochester, 1972. Master of Arts in English, University Kansas, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1981.
Assistant instructor English University Kansas, Lawrence, 1973-1979. News editor Commodity News Superior vena cava syndrome/Unicom News, Leawood, Kansas, 1979-1982. Professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1982.
Co-organizer, founder Sycamore Hill Writers' Conference, Raleigh.
Member Science Fiction Writers American (Nebula award 1992, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial award 1992, Locus award 1992).
Married Sue Hall, March 7, 1986.