This is my first post, so I'm not exactly sure what to say! I will be posting some of my essays and other materials about Baby Boom life and the 60s here.
Here's my bio: I am the author of twelve books and hundreds of magazine articles and my writing Web site is www.sgurvis.com. My titles include DAY TRIPS FROM COLUMBUS (Globe Pequot, 2002, rev.ed. 2004), CAREERS FOR NONCONFORMISTS (Marlowe, 2000), which was a selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club; THE WELL-TRAVELED DOG (TFH, 2001), AMERICA'S STRANGEST MUSEUMS (Carol/Citadel,1998; 1996); and more. My books have been featured on "Good Morning America," "CBS Up to the Minute," "ABC World News Tonight," in USA Today and in other newspapers and on television and radio stations across the country (Including The New York Times, just last spring!); and have been excerpted in magazines. My newest titles are OHIO CURIOSITIES (Globe Pequot, 2007), MANAGEMENT BASICS, 2nd ed (Adams, 2007), and MANAGING THE TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE with Michael Amigoni (Adams, 2009).
A major aspect of my work has been on the Vietnam protests and their aftereffects and particularly relevant to today's political situation is her recent nonfiction title, WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWER CHILDREN GONE? (University Press of Mississippi, 2006). Five years in the making, it covers all facets of the Vietnam era, from tracking the student protest and conservative movements to comparing the controversy surrounding Vietnam to the Middle East. My novel, THE PIPE DREAMERS (Olmstead,2001) is a fictional exploration of the late '60s/early 70s, mostly set in the small college town of Hampton, Ohio. I have also written on this topic for the VVA Veteran, Ohio State Alumni Magazine, People, and many other publications. More information can be found on www.booksaboutthe60s.com.
Other bylines and credits include People, YM, Entertainment Weekly, Fiction Writer, Woman's World, Parenting, The World and I, Coast to Coast, USA Weekend, Chicago Tribune, as well as numerous trade and corporate publications. I have had short stories and essays published in Country Living, Columbus Monthly, Mature American, Guide to Literary Agents, Times‑Outlook, I Love Cats, Ohio Jewish Chronicle, and CAT'S MEOW (anthology) and has created travel promotional materials and advertorials as well as articles on various destinations. A former teacher of adult nonfiction at Long Ridge Writers' Group/Institute for Children's Literature, I also give frequent talks on writing, the '60s, and her books.
Along with being selected for residencies and fellowships at the Mary Anderson Center in Mt. St. Francis, Indiana; the Vermont Writers Studio in Johnston; and receiving a grant from the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, I am a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), having received certification from the latter in 2004.
That's it for now. I will be posting essays (published and unpublished), observations, and maybe even excerpts of my new novel here. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
