Jerry Dennis
Jerry Dennis was born in 1954 and is currently 71 years old. Jerry Dennis was born in Flint, MI, United States.
Jerry Dennis is a short fiction and nonfiction writer and is best known for writing about the effect of human culture on the natural environment. Jerry’s books have appeared on national bestseller lists, have been taught in many high schools and universities, and have been translated into seven languages.
He was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1954 and grew up in rural northern Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville in 1981 after attending Northern Michigan University and Northwestern Michigan College.
After he graduated, he worked for five years as a carpenter while establishing himself as a magazine writer and book author.
Jerry’s written articles for over 100 publications, which includes
Smithsonian,
The New York Times,
Field and Stream,
Audubon,
American Way,
Sports Afield, and literary magazines
Mid-American Review,
Epoch,
Witness,
Pank, and
Michigan Quarterly Review. During the 90s, he wrote regular columns for
Wildlife Conservation Magazine, which is the publication of the Bronx Zoo and Wildlife Conservation International.
His journalistic assignments sent him to Chile, Iceland, and extensively throughout Canada and the United States.
Jerry’s best known book is
The Living Great Lakes, about his trip around the Great Lakes in a rickety ship. It appeared on the Michigan Bestseller Book List in October of 2014.
He’s received the Michigan Author of the Year Award, the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, the Great Lakes Culture Award, and four Best Book of the Year Awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
In 2000, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan’s Bear River Writers Conference, where he teaches creative non-fiction and nature writing.
The River Home: An Angler’s Explorations is a remarkable collection of stories and essays, and the winner of the Best Book of the Year Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and Jerry demonstrates why he’s emerged as one of America’s finest writers on the outdoors and nature.
In prose that has drawn comparisons with Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and John Voelker, he celebrates the complex challenges and simple pleasures of family life, the allure of a giant trout, the sacredness of secret places, and wonders like quirky fishing companions, bad weather, and the occasional naked angler.
Ranging from Iceland to northern Michigan, Chile, and the fabled rivers of the American West, this is a passionate record of a life lived fully, crafted with insight, clarity, and good humor by a writer gifted with an instinct for the things that matter.
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Jerry Dennis: F.A.Q
When was Jerry Dennis Born? How old is Jerry Dennis?
Jerry Dennis was born in 1954. Jerry Dennis is currently 71 years old.
Where was Jerry Dennis Born?
Jerry Dennis was born in Flint, MI, United States and is American.
What was the first book Jerry Dennis wrote?
The first book written by Jerry Dennis was Canoeing Michigan Rivers, published in 1986.
What was the most recent book Jerry Dennis wrote?
Their most recently released work was Up North in Michigan on September 14th, 2021.
Will there be any more books by Jerry Dennis?
Jerry Dennis does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Jerry Dennis written?
Jerry Dennis has written 15 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 11 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Humor & Entertainment, 3 books in The Wonders of Nature Series.