Colin Sargent
Colin W. Sargent is an American author, lecturer, and the editor and publisher of Portland Magazine, both in print and online, which he founded in 1985. He teaches creative and nonfiction writing at the College of William and Mary in Virginia.[1]
Biography[edit]
Colin W. Sargent was born in Portland, Maine, on November 5, 1954.[2] Between 1974 and 1983, Sargent spent time stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, where he met his wife, Nancy, also a naval officer.[3] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977 with a B.S. in English.[4] Following his graduation, he received his flight wings in Pensacola, Florida, and flew CH-46D helicopters.[5]
From 1981–1983, Sargent was the editor for the U.S. Navy's flying magazine Approach, where he worked with writers including Tom Wolfe (The Right Stuff).[6][7] In 1985, Sargent became the founding editor and publisher of Portland Magazine, also known as "Maine's City Magazine," or Portland Monthly, in Portland, Maine.[8]
In 2004, he earned his MFA in Creative Writing at Stonecoast.[9] In August of 2010 and 2011, Sargent was selected as a featured speaker for the Writers Conference at Ocean Park alongside Elise Juska, Aine Greaney, Alice Fogel, Paul Doiron, Charlotte Agell, Chard deNiord, and Jennifer Militello.[10] Sargent earned his Ph.D. in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK in 2013, after defending his dissertation, the novel Hiding Nothing, with a companion exegesis "The Negative Mirror." [11] His research is in cognitive literary studies that explore reading as an out-of-body experience.[12]
Sargent was a featured speaker at the 2017 Historical Novel Society Conference in Portland, Oregon, presenting "When They Were Still In The Closet" along with Stephanie Cowell, David Ebershoff, Yves Fey, and Linda Ulleseit.[13] He returned in 2021 to present "History is Character: How Historical Fiction Can Illuminate Events Through Characters" with Mary K. Burns.[14]
Sargent and his wife, Nancy, currently travel between residencies in Maine and Viriginia.[5][15]
Writings[edit]
Novels[edit]
His novel Museum of Human Beings (2009) delves into the life of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea.[16][17]
His novel The Boston Castrato was published in 2016 by Barbican Press of London and Hull,[18] UK. It was nominated for the Man Booker Prize by Barbican Press and the 2017 Fiction Prize by the Virginia Library Association,[19] and received first runner-up in the New England Book Festival General Fiction category.[15] According to London's Morning Star: "An extraordinary literary expression of the American nightmare."[20][21][22][23][24]
His most recent book, Red Hands, is an account of the Romanian revolution in the voice of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s daughter-in-law. The novel is derived from eight hundred hours of unique interviews with Iordana Ceaușescu, wife of Valentin Ceaușescu. Published in Great Britain in 2020, the U.S. launch was in February 2023.[25][19][26]
Poetry[edit]
His first book of poetry, Luftwaffe Snowshoes, was published by Portsmouth Arts Center. Followed books, Blush and Undertow, were both published by Coyote Love Press. Undertow earned Pick of the Month notice in Small Press Review.
Play[edit]
His 2001 play "100 Percent American Girl" is about the imagined return of World War II radio propagandist Axis Sally to her hometown, Portland, where surviving GIs' recognize her voice. It was a winner at the Maine Playwrights Festival and was produced at the Maine Festival and Arts Conservatory Theater and Studio (ACTS) in 2002.[27]
Awards[edit]
In 2003, Colin Sargent was the winner of a Maine Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature presented by the Maine Arts Commission.[28]
Bibliography[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Museum of Human Beings. McBooks Press. 2008. ISBN 9781590131671
- The Boston Castrato. Barbican Press. 2016. ISBN 9781909954205
- Red Hands. Barbican Press. UK release in 2020. US release in 2023. ISBN 978-1909954397
Poetry[edit]
- Luftwaffe Snowshoes. Portsmouth Community Arts Center. 1984.
- Blush. Coyote Love Press. 1984. ISBN 9780913341117
- Undertow. Coyote Love Press. 1985. ASIN B0006PAR6Q
Plays[edit]
- 100 Percent American Girl. 2001.
Short Stories[edit]
- "Dirty Night Bingo," Line of Advance Literary Journal. May 2, 2017.[29]
- "Dream Merchant," As You Were: The Military Review. Spring 2018.[30]
- "Portrait of a Lady," Line of Advance Literary Journal. December 21, 2020.[31]
Journalism[edit]
- "The Hell-for-Leather Jacket," Proceedings. July 1983.[32]
- "Night of the Shooting Stars," Portland Monthly Magazine. December 2007.
- "Whatever Happened to Barbara DiNinno," Portland Monthly Magazine. February/March 2014.
- "Muddy Waters," Portland Monthly Magazine. Summerguide 2020.
- "Secrets of the Deep," Portland Monthly Magazine. November 2022.
Anthologies[edit]
- "Maneuvering," Our Best War Stories: Prize-Winning Poetry & Prose from the Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Awards. 2020. ISBN 978-1953665553.[33]
- Danger: Life and Death Stories from the US Navy's Approach Magazine. 1991. ISBN 978-0879385170.[34]
- "Noble Rot," Port City Poems: Contemporary Poets Celebrate Portland, Maine. 2013. ISBN 978-1-467594004[35]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Colin Sargent". William & Mary. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Colin Sargent". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ Hanrahan, Allan (2010-11-14). "The son of Sacagawea comes to life in rich, epic tale". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ https://www.usna1978.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2009_NOVEMBER-DECEMBER_SHIPMATE.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lyke, Christopher, ed. (2020). Our Best War Stories: Prize-Winning Poetry & Prose from the Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Awards. Middle West Press LLC. ISBN 9780996931779. Search this book on
- ↑ "77" (PDF). Shipmate (January–February): 101. 1983 – via USNA1978.org.
- ↑ "Table of Contents". Approach. 28 (3): 1. 1982.
- ↑ "PORTLAND MAGAZINE - Maine's City Magazine". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Stonecoast MFA, University of Southern Maine". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ https://oceanpark.org/programs/education/writers/writers-history.pdf
- ↑ Sargent, Colin W. (2012). The perfectly happy castrato and the negative mirror : claircognoscence and reader sympathy (Ph.D. thesis). Lancaster University.
- ↑ Kitchin, Nia (2017-09-19). "Flying into authorship: Colin Sargent discusses writing, piloting education". Flat Hat News. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ https://hns-conference.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/hns2017_final1.pdf
- ↑ "Program Schedule: Sunday, June 27". 18 February 2021.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Livingstone, Nina. "The Voice Behind The Boston Castrato, Author Colin Sargent". Destination Mirth. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "Regional Fiction". The Denver Post. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ Gardner, Jan. "Shelf Life". Boston.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "Barbican Press | The Boston Castrato". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Colin W. Sargent Interview". Dan Domench. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "Morning Star :: Hard times in laboratory of nightmare exploitation | The People's Daily". 2017-09-03. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2023-03-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ THE BOSTON CASTRATO | Kirkus Reviews. Search this book on
- ↑ "Review of The Boston Castrato". www.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "The Boston Castrato Is a Brutal Story Set in a Bygone Era". Washington City Paper. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ ""Boston Castrato" explores the beauty of the outcast". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "Barbican Press | Red Hands". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Barbican Press | Interview with Colin W. Sargent on Red Hands". Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "MPF Production History – Acorn Productions". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "A Maine Writer: Maine State Library". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Dirty Night Bingo". Line Of Advance Literary Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 8". Military Experience & the Arts. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "Portrait of a Lady". Line Of Advance Literary Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "The Hell-for-Leather Jacket". U.S. Naval Institute. 1983-07-01. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ↑ Huffman, J. Ford (2020-12-03). "Review: Oh, the Stories They Tell in 'Our Best War Stories'". Coffee or Die Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ Nelson, Derek (1991). Danger : life and death stories from the US Navy's Approach magazine. Dave Parsons. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-87938-517-0. OCLC 22812290. Search this book on
- ↑ Brown, Marcia F., ed. (2013). Port city poems: contemporary poets celebrate Portland, Maine. Portland, Maine: Maine Poetry Central. ISBN 978-1-4675-9400-4. OCLC 868826993. Search this book on
Further reading[edit]
- Sargent, Colin (2008). Museum of Human Beings. Ithaca: McBooks.
- Sargent, Colin (1995). Undertow. Brunswick: Coyote Love.
- Sargent, Colin (1987). Blush. Brunswick: Coyote Love.
- Portland Magazine, Sargent, Colin, ed. Portland: Sargent Publishing, Inc.
- Approach Magazine, United States Navy. Norfolk: Naval Safety Center.
- Publishers Weekly, Sara Nelson, ed. September 1, 2008. New York: Reed Business.
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