Background
Nigg, Joseph Eugene was born on October 27, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph John and Hollis Ellen (Garnant) Nigg.
Nigg, Joseph Eugene was born on October 27, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph John and Hollis Ellen (Garnant) Nigg.
Bachelor, Kent State University, 1960. Master of Fine Arts, St. University Iowa, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Denver, 1975.
Reporter, Bay City (Michigan) Times, 1958; secondary teacher English, Nunda (New York) Center School, 1963-1965; instructor English, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1965-1967, 68-70; instructor English, U. Denver, 1970-1975; freelance writer, Wordshaping, Denver, 1975-1979; associate editor, Liniger's Real Estate, Denver, 1979-1981; editor-in-chief, RE/MAX International Inc., Denver, 1981-1989; executive editor, RE/MAX International Inc., Denver, since 1989; executive editor, Free Flight Press, Denver, since 1989.
Member Rocky Mountain Writers Guild (Mary Chase Author of Year 1984), Colorado Authors League (Non-Fiction Book of Year award 1983, 85, 89, Short Story of the Year award 1996).
Married Gayle Marie Madsen, August 1960 (divorced 1979). Children: Joseph Conrad, Michael Scott. Married Esther Patricia Muzzillo, October 1989.