Ken Chowder is the author of three novels, “Blackbird Days,” “Delicate Geometry” and “Jadis.” The Washington Post raved that “Chowder has the extraordinary ability to find beauty in the everyday mess of love relationships.”
His short stories have been published in The Southern Review, Harper’s, The New England Review, American Short Fiction, Boulevard, Fiction Network, Yankee, The Idler, Short Story International and Southwest Review, and have won him an O.Henry Prize, a Pushcart Prize and two NEA/PEN awards.
He has also written over 20 documentary films (and one feature film) broadcast on PBS, NBC, TBS, Discovery, A&E and the BBC.
His credits include seven films for PBS’ The American Experience, one for American Masters, and six National Geographic films. His films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary and named Best Documentary or Best History Film at many festivals, including the American Film Festival.
Visit him online at www.kenchowder.com.