John Schultz

Writer of fiction and non-fiction

PersonDied aged 84humanQ6256986

Born: July 28, 1932
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Died: May 6, 2017
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1.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-john-schultz-obit-met-20170509-story,amp.htmlRetrieved 2020-10-24
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Citizenship: United States
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2017-03-26
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Occupation: writer
Employer: Columbia College Chicago

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John Schultz was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction. He was also a teacher of writing, the creator of the Story Workshop method of writing instruction, and an emeritus professor in the Fiction Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. He was born on July 28, 1932, in Iberia, Missouri, served as an army medic from 1953 to 1955, and then worked in Chicago as a writer and teacher. He died in 2017 at the age of 84 in his home of Riverside, a suburb of Chicago.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in general catalog of BnFRetrieved 2026-07-23
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Given name: John
Family name: Schultz

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