Downing, Michael (Bernard)

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DOWNING, Michael (Bernard)

DOWNING, Michael (Bernard). American, b. 1958. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays. Career: Novelist, editor, and educator. Harvard College, Shrewsbury, England, Harvard-Shrewsbury Fellow, 1980-81; Oceanus (periodical), Woods Hole, MA, senior editor, 1983-84; FMR (periodical), Milan, Italy, senior editor, 1984-86; Bentley College, Waltham, MA, instructor in English, 1987-88; Wheelock College, Boston, MA, instructor, 1988-91, assistant professor of humanities and director of writing program, 1992-. Publications: A Narrow Time, 1987; Mother of God, 1990; Perfect Agreement, 1997; Breakfast With Scot, 1999. PLAY: The Last Shaker, 1995. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of stories, poems, essays, and reviews to periodicals. Address: Wheelock College, 200 Riverway, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]