Crew - Writing Consultant
- Joseph
W. Oglesby
Twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Joseph W. Oglesby is a screenwriter,
novelist,
playwright and memoirist. His recently published memoir "Dinner With D.W.
Griffith and Other Memories" (Borgo Press) illuminates a forgotten episode
in the life of the great director. Oglesby's screenplay "Silar's Woods" ia
a mystery-thriller set in the brooding foothills of Appalachia. He received his latest Pulitzer nomination (by the Kentucky Author
Forum) for his play "The Dodge." His first Pulitzer
nomination was for his newspaper article "A Profile of Hatred."
Oglesby has authored 14 novels, including "The Devil's Disciple" (Bladkompaniet
A.S.), "Ghost Riders of the Staked Plains" (Tower) and "The
Fires Down Below" (Orpheus). His articles have appeared in
a wide variety of national magazines and large circulation newspapers,
including "The Writer", "Woman's Day", "Class", "The
Wall Street Journal", "The Chicago Sun-Times", "Fate",
and "The Writer's Journal."
Under his pen-name Mike "Lucky" English, he's a regular
contributor to the nation's leading thoroughbred-racing publications,
such as "American Turf Monthly" and "Daily Racing
Form."
He is a member of the Authors Guild, the Authors Legacy Society,
Mystery Writers of America and the National Book Critics Circle.
His biography appears in "Who's Who in America", "Who's
Who in the World" and "Contemporary Authors." Oglesby's
great-great aunt, Mary Perkins Oglesby, was D.W. Griffith's mother.
Oglesby's son Joshua Woodson Oglesby (Shane Woodson) is a Hollywood
actor, writer, director and producer and is a member of Equity,
SAG and AFTRA. |
