Guerin, Gene 1938-
Guerin, Gene 1938-
PERSONAL:
Born January 4, 1938, in Las Vegas, NM; son of Eugenio (a merchant) and Margaret (a homemaker) Guerin; married Rita Spaeth (a homemaker), March 17, 1971; children: Philip A., Rebecca J. Ethnicity: "Hispanic." Education: Pontifical Gregorian University, B.A., 1969, Lic.Th., 1963; attended University of Denver, 1970-72. Politics: Independent. Religion: Roman Catholic.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Denver, CO. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, Roman Catholic priest, 1963-70; Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Denver, CO, writer, 1972-74; self-employed writer and producer, 1974—.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Premio Aztlán, University of New Mexico Libraries, and regional book award for fiction, Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association, both 2006, for Cottonwood Saints.
WRITINGS:
Cottonwood Saints (novel; family saga), University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), 2005.
Author of more than 200 scripts for documentary, promotional, and informational videotapes.
SIDELIGHTS:
Gene Guerin told CA: "I began writing fiction recently after a career as a writer and a film and video producer. I prefer to write about the people of northern New Mexico and use my family's history and my own first-hand experiences for inspiration. It took a while to transfer my script-writing skills to narrative prose. I found it quite difficult at first but have now reached a comfort level that seems to serve me well."