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Books by Cliff
Chandler
The Paragons
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Devastated
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Vengeance Is Mine
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Chandler Bio
Author
Cliff Chandler was born in New York City during the
thirties, and spent part of his life in Macon, Georgia. His
father was a sailor from Barbados and wanted to send him to the
West Indies to be reared by his parents, that was the custom
during the thirties. His mother thought otherwise and sent him
to her parents in Georgia instead. Cliff returned to New York as
a teenager, attended school at night, and worked in various
occupations.
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Like
most artists he has worked as a taxi driver, Hospital Aide,
Paramedic, Professional Photographer Germain School of
Photography, Jazz Musician, The New Muse, Brooklyn,
NY, and editorial writer for a local newspaper. During the
sixties his career in Law Enforcement began. He was trained and
served as a Special Officer in the New York City Police
Department, but spent most of his time as a private detective.
While he claims the work was dull, his novel, gives us a
different view of what his life must have been like. He says
that he has been a writer all of his life, but his first taste
of success was with his high school newspaper, The Ballardite
in Macon, Georgia.
He likes to tell
everyone he has been everything but rich. We like to think that
his life's experiences proves him wrong.
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Books
available Amazon.com
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http://theparagons.homestead.com/paragons2.html
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Writer:
Writer for Big Red News,
Brooklyn, NY
Articles: Greensboro Murders, Who Will Lead Us,
The Howard Beach Massacre, The Slave Family,
Duke Ellington Month, and, De Mal En Pis (In Udder Pain), - 1983
Writer: Etcetera Magazine, Brooklyn, NY
Poem, Sunday school, and monthly articles 1967
Macon Courier, Child Crush, Macon, GA
Regional Director of Georgia Writers
Member of the Board of Directors
Editorial Staff
Columnist: Cliff notes.
Lectured at the following schools:
New Jersey Teacher's College, The Urban Community, 1975
Pratt Institute, Your Importance In The Community, 1978
The College Of New Rochelle, Talking Your Way To The Top, 1989
The Ledel Gallery, New York City, Photography As An Art, 1982
St. Peter Claver Catholic School, Macon, Georgia, Right and
Wrong, and knowing The Difference.
Photography Exhibits:
Group shows:
Fulton Art Fair, Brooklyn 1963-1992
Bethany Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY
Carver Federal Bank, Brooklyn, NY
Black Arts Repertoire Theater, New York, NY
Amherst College, The Duke Ellington Festival
One Man Shows:
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
St. Peters Lutheran Church, New York, NY
Ledel Gallery, New York, NY
Tubman African- American Museum, Macon, GA
Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA
Tubman African- American Museum traveling exhibit
Education:
Ballard Normal High School,
Macon, GA - NYS certified
Germain School of Photography, New York, NY
New York School of Radio Announcing, New York, NY
Certificate in Short Term Counseling, NYSDA, New York, NY
Matriculated student, Pratt Institute, Fine Arts Major
John Oliver Killen's Writer's Workshop, Medgar Evers College,
Brooklyn, NY
New York University, Fiction Writing and Fiction Writings
Masters Classes
The New School of Social Research, Line Editing.
The Muse, Brooklyn, NY Four Years of Jazz Studies
Books:
Chants, Rants, and
Raves, nominated for author of the year.
Self published, out of print copies at UGA, Athens, GA
The Paragons, published by Brittney Press
Publishing, Decatur, GA July 2000
Vengeance Is Mine, Published by, Writers Club
Press, San Jose New York Lincoln Shangai
December 2001
Photographs:
Cover: Duke Ellington In
Person
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA
Work also in private collections, world wide.
Movie Appearances: Poet In New York 1992;Produced
by Angel Gilorrios;Narrated by Raul Julia
Published Poems:
Etcetera Magazine, Sunday school
Sparrow Grass Poetry Forum
Gypsy, and Drossy
Artist and Influences Used to Wuz
Hatch-Billops Collection, New York, NY
Musician:
Performed with The Muse
Orchestra, Brooklyn, NY 1976-1979, Saxophone-Clarinet.
Pub Dallas, Jazz Club, Madrid Spain 1976- 80- 83
Heart Hearted Hannah's Savannah Jazz Festival 1992, Alto sax
First Night Macon, New Years Performance 1993-94-95
Clarinet-Alto sax
Hannah's East, Savannah Jazz Festival 1995, Alto sax
The Cellar, Macon, GA
The Odyssey, Macon, GA
Moderator for:
Pane discussion on The Media's role in construction Identity in
the South
Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA
Poetry readings:
All comers Poetry Slam, Facing South Festival, Middle Georgia
College, Cochran, GA
The Golden Bough Bookstore, Macon, GA
The Progressive Academy, Macon, GA
The Melvyn Williams Show, Cox Television, Macon, GA
Lamar Arts Festival, Barnesville, GA
Tubman African- American Museum, Macon, GA
Southeastern Flower Show, Atlanta GA
Ebony Speaks, WMAZ TV, Macon, GA
JAMU, Atlanta, GA
Guest of St.John Flynn on Morning Edition Georgia Public Radio
Guest of several book clubs in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina,
and Tennessee
Guest of Rachel English at WMAZ TV, Macon, Georgia
Guest of Jackie Cooper WPGA, Macon/ Perry, Georgia
Guest Mid Day, Carol Minn WMAZ TV, Macon, Georgia
Book signings at all Major Barnes & Noble stores in the
Southeast
Director of Feed Back at Barnes & Noble Macon, Georgia
Presenter Inman Middle School
11th Annual Writers Workshop
Atlanta, Georgia
Florida Writers Author Event
Walden Books, Tampa, Florida
Panelist:
Kori Public Library;
Jacksonville, Florida
Lecture:
Barnes & Noble
Fayetteville, GA
Writing, Publishing, and Preparation.
Cliff Chandler
2492 Tredway Drive
Macon, GA 31211
478/745-0091
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