Contact: martintaragano1000@gmail.com
Published American Book Author since 1991
Born in Manhattan, New York 1959
Education: Scholarship Graduate University of Iowa
Lives in New England
Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter, Journalist, Biographer, Statistician, Sportswriter, Essayist, Short Story Writer
Multiple Writing Fellowship & Grant Recipient-- Among Mr. Taragano's writing honors, he has received a Bennington University Fellowship, a Wesleyan University Writer's Workshop Fellowship, a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, and a Provincetown Fine Arts Center Fellowship. He won Writer-in-Residence honors at the European Writing Program at Chateau de Lesvault in Onlay, France, The New York State Writer's Institute at Skidmore College, The Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony, and The Cumberland Valley Fiction Workshop at Dickinson College. Mr. Taragano's essays, poetry, short stories and feature magazine cover articles have been published in many national periodicals including Sports Illustrated, Chic, The South Carolina Review, and The Avocet, among others. He has also received multiple writing grants from PEN American, The Carnegie Fund and The American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Novels: The Human Oven; Running with Mr. Search For Love
Nonfiction Books: Basketball Biographies; Pro Basketball Statistics
Forthcoming Books: The Human Oven; Basketball's Greatest Scorers Encyclopedia; Basketball's Greatest MVPs Encyclopedia; The Judge: The Extraordinary Life & Turbulent Times of Frank Robinson
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A Life in Words
Martin Taragano has always been passionate about writing and storytelling. He describes himself as a curious Author who loves exploring different themes and motifs. As part of his writing process, he loves immersing himself in his projects—diving headfirst into the research, production, and fine-tuning of the stories he feels most worthy of telling.
THE HUMAN OVEN
April 6, 2024
American literary novelist Martin Taragano is extremely proud of the forthcoming publication of his brand new, upmarket novel THE HUMAN OVEN. It's the story of the devastating and destructive blizzard outside and inside every human being. His novel is an emotionally moving volume of terrifying power. It's meant to be read and enjoyed by all of his many old and new readers.
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves"