William E. Colby Military Writers' Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2007) Winner
John A. Glusman
ジョン・エー・グラスマン
Jon A. Gurasuman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bedford, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Editor, Author
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- Random House, Washington Square Press, Macmillan, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Harmony Books, W. W. Norton and Company
- Memberships
- Helsinki Watch
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia College, Columbia University | — | English and Comparative Literature | BA | — | United States |
| Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | — | English and Comparative Literature | MA | — | United States |
Columbia College, Columbia University
English and Comparative Literature
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
English and Comparative Literature
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | non-fiction writing | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | received |
| 2007 | Colby Award | Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945 | military non-fiction | — | won |
| 2019 | Distinguished Alumnus of Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | received |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2009
Category:
non-fiction writing
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
received
Colby Award
2007
Work:
Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945
Category:
military non-fiction
Result:
won
Distinguished Alumnus of Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
2019
Organization:
Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Result:
received
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945
2004 Non-fictionAn account based on his father's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the Philippines and Japan, detailing the fight for survival of four American doctors captured by the Japanese from 1941 to 1945.
CrueltyCourageHuman resilience
Translations by Author
- Children of the Dragon
Legacy
Prominent American book editor and vice president at W. W. Norton, known for editing numerous award-winning authors and for his own acclaimed non-fiction work.
Trivia
- Year of birth missing
- Advocate for e-books