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Charles Siebert (born 14 December, 1954) is an American author, journalist, essayist, and poet. He is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker, and has been a Professor of Practice of Literature and Creative Writing at New York University Abu Dhabi since 2015.

Work
Siebert began working as a freelance journalist in 1983. He taught creative writing at the University of Houston from 1979 to 1981, and later at Sing Sing Prison and Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in 1983. He was a professor of creative non-fiction at Rhode Island College in 1994, and has also taught at Columbia University and University of North Carolina Wilmington as a visiting professor. In 2020, he became a Distinguished Fellow at Wesleyan University.

Books/Non-Fiction:

 * Rough Beasts: The Zanesville Zoo Massacre, One Year Later, Byliner, 2012
 * The Secret World of Whales, Chronicle Books, 2011
 * The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward A New Understanding of Animals, Scribner, 2009
 * A Man After His Own Heart: A True Story, Crown Publishers, 2004
 * Angus: A Novel, Crown Publishers, 2000
 * Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral, Crown Publishers, 1998

Poetry:

 * “City Butterfly”, New York Poems: An Anthology, edited by Howard Moss, Avon, 1980
 * “Crossing Central Park in Late Winter”, The New Yorker, 1/16/84
 * “The Lament of the Air Traffic Controller”, Tendril, 1985

Anthologies:

 * The Best American Sports Writing, edited by J.R. Moehringer and Glenn Stout, Mariner Books, 2013
 * The Best American Science Writing, edited by Rebecca Skloot and Floyd Skloot, Harper Collins, 2011
 * “Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World’s Oldest Friendship”, Crown, 2003
 * “Wild Stories: The Best of Men’s Journal”, Crown, 2002
 * “Respond in Writing”, Ricki Heller, Thomson & Nelson, 2002
 * “Brooklyn: A State of Mind” edited by Michael Robbins & Wendy Palitz, Workman press, 2001
 * “A Man’s Journey to Simple Abundance” Sarah Ban Breathnach, edited by Michael Segell, Scribner, 2000
 * “The Last Word: A Celebration of Unusual Lives” edited by Marvin Siegel, William Morrow & Comp., 1997

Magazines:
Siebert has written numerous articles for publications including:


 * The New York Times Magazine
 * The New Yorker
 * National Geographic
 * Harper's Magazine
 * Esquire
 * Vanity Fair
 * Audobon
 * Smithsonian

Awards and Honors

 * Distinguished Fellowship, Wesleyan University (2020)


 * Best American Sports Writing (2013)


 * Best American Science Writing (2011)
 * Genesis Award (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)


 * National Press Club Award (2007)
 * Nominated for Whiting Foundation Award (1998)


 * New York Foundation for the Arts Grant (1997)
 * Notable Essay of the Year Award (1990, 1991, 1993)