David Barudin

 

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David
Last name
Barudin
 

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David Charles Barudin is the 2022 Golden NIb winner in fiction awarded annually by the Virginia Writers Club, and a former finalist for the prize. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in popular, trade, and literary magazines. A novel and collection of short stories which includes the fiction prize-winner are available on Amazon in eBook and paperback. A second novel will be released on Amazon in spring, 2025. David holds an MA from the Hollins University Writing Program (1980) and a BS in Economics from Penn’s Wharton School of Finance (1969). The author and his wife live in Roanoke, VA. He’s a member of the Valley Writers Club.
 

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Valley
 

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Speaker Area(s) of Writing Expertise
  • Craft
  • Fiction (long form)
  • Fiction (short form)
  • Non-fiction (creative non-fiction)
  • Non-fiction (memoir)
 

Poems, Novels, Plays, or other Works

Work 1 - Title
People Around the Corner and Other Strangers
Work 1 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Short stories/Anthologies
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Work 1 - Website
www.fjordsreview.com
Work 1 - Description
"People Around the Corner and Other Strangers" are 12 stories that explore love and loss, pays tribute to those who slip by us unnoticed, and to small events that daily shape our lives. The stories remind us to value what lies close to our heart and the adventures of our imagination. Also, to be curious about the strangers you encounter by chance and miracle every day.
Work 2 - Title
Alternate Routes: Coming of age in America's largest generation
Work 2 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Literature
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Work 2 - Description
"Alternate Routes" is a true-life picaresque tale of a couple’s on-the-road adventures during a time of social changes in mid-1970’s America. Their extended travels are a Treasure Hunt of surprises and unexpected encounters with colorful characters. A trip neither could’ve imagined when they started out. Readers of any generation will recognize some of their own formative dilemmas and experiences.
Work 3 - Title
The King's Trail
Work 3 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Historical Fiction
Work 3 - Description
A novel set on the Hawaiian island of Maui during the winter of 1975-76. An accurate depiction of Lahaina and West Maui prior to major development on the island. A cast of colorful characters, local and mainland "haoles" connect in a series of adventures and subplots that feature the island's history, culture, legends, lifestyle and lore. "The King's Trail" seeks to capture the spirit of the island and its local ambiance at a time when Maui and Lahaina was a crossroads for vagabond travelers, seekers, ex-hippies, musicians and young entrepreneurs.
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Author blog
Work 4 - Genre
(Nonfiction) Business Books
Work 5 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Short stories/Anthologies