Roy Peter Clark
Author of Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
About the Author
Roy Peter Clark was born in 1948 in New York City and raised on Long Island. He graduated from Providence College in Rhode Island with a degree in English and earned a PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He was hired by St. Petersburg Times in 1977 to become a writing coach. show more He worked with the American Society of Newspaper Editors to improve newspaper writing nationwide. He was soon elected a distinguished service member which was a rare honor for a journalist who has never edited a newspaper. He has nurtured Pulitzer Prize winning writers such as Thomas French and Diana Sugg. He has worked full-time at The Poynter Institute starting in 1979 as director of the writing center, dean of the faculty, senior scholar and vice president. He has authored or edited several books on journalism and writing such as: Free to Write: A Journalist Teaches Young Writers; Coaching Writers: Editors and Reporters Working Together Across Media Platforms and Glamour of Grammar. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Roy Peter Clark
The Art of X-Ray Reading: How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing (2016) 187 copies
The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism and Civil Rights, 1960-1968 (Southern Dissent) (2002) 12 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Long Island, New York, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - Education
- Providence College
State University of New York, Stony Brook (PhD) - Occupations
- academic (The Poynter Institute)
editor (St. Petersburg Times) - Organizations
- Director, National Writers' Workshop
American Society of Newspaper Editors
St. Petersburg Times - Awards and honors
- American Society of Newspaper Editors, Distinguished Service Member
- Short biography
- Clark was born in 1948 on the Lower East Side of New York City and raised on Long Island, where he attended Catholic schools. He graduated from Providence College in Rhode Island with a degree in English and earned a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1977 Clark was hired by the St. Petersburg Times to become one of America's first writing coaches. He worked with the American Society of Newspaper Editors to improve newspaper writing nationwide. Because of his work with ASNE, Clark was elected as a distinguished service member, a rare honor for a journalist who has never edited a newspaper. Clark is the author or editor of 14 books on journalism and writing.
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The Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter Clark (July 2010 ER) in Reviews of Early Reviewers Books (September 2012)
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Lots of useful information, from the basics, to the abstract, to the business side of writing.
One of the best teachers...
Insightful, useful, and entertaining. One of the best 'how to write' guides I have read. Beyond technical advice, Clark prompts me to revisit great works. Thank you.
Insightful, useful, and entertaining. One of the best 'how to write' guides I have read. Beyond technical advice, Clark prompts me to revisit great works. Thank you.
I liked the previous works of Roy Peter Clark; however, this book failed to resonate with my expectations. I didn't read the blurb nor the jacket cover of the book before I bought it. I expected it to be along the lines of his previous books: the Glamour of Grammar, and Writing Tools. I am tad disappointed. There are portions of the book I liked, not because they stated something radically new, but they reinforced a few percepts of penmanship.
My rating could alter when I look at the book with fresh eyes or when I reset my expectations. I 'yam' just being what I 'yam', probably nothing wrong with the book… (more)
My rating could alter when I look at the book with fresh eyes or when I reset my expectations. I 'yam' just being what I 'yam', probably nothing wrong with the book… (more)
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A guide to many aspects of writing clearly by using good grammar. Clark explains his points well, but the absence of an index, at least in the ebook version, makes it less useful as a reference.