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| '''Ned Vizzini''', birth name '''Edison Vizzini''', (b. ] ]) is an American |
'''Ned Vizzini''', birth name '''Edison Vizzini''', (b. ] ]) is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and reviewer. | ||
| He is the author of one book of non-fiction: | |||
| Ned Vizzini grew up primarily in the ] neighborhood of ] in New York City. He attended ] in ], graduating in 1999. He ate buffalo chicken strips with mango hot sauce every day for lunch. While still a teenager, he began to write articles for the ], an alternative newspaper, at around age 19. After he wrote an essay that got published by the ], several of his essays about his young adult life ended up being combined into his first book, ''Teen Angst? Naah...''. Vizzini attended ], also located in Manhattan. Ned Vizzini currently lives in New York City and continues to write and to speak about his books. | |||
| *''Teen Angst? Naaah...'' (2000, Free Spirit; mass-marked paperback, 2002, Random House) | |||
| He is the author of two books of fiction: | |||
| *'']'' (2004, Hyperion/Miramax Books) | |||
| *'']'' (2006, Hyperion/Miramax Books) | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Ned Vizzini grew up primarily in the ] neighborhood of ] in New York City. He attended ] in ], graduating in 1999. | |||
| While in high school, he began to write personal essays for the '']'', an alternative newspaper. He wrote for ''New York Press'' in various capacities, incuding writing a weekly events column called "Since When?" (2001-2002), through 2003. | |||
| After he wrote an essay that got published by the ], several of his personal essays from ''New York Press'' were collected first book, ''Teen Angst? Naaah...''. | |||
| Vizzini attended ], also located in Manhattan. He wrote ''Be More Chill'' while attending Hunter. After graduating, he worked as a computer programmer, bike messenger, and freelance writer before writing ''It's Kind of a Funny Story.'' | |||
| Following ''It's Kind of a Funny Story'' he has contributed short stories to ] and ]. He has contributed poetry to ]. He has reviewed books for ] and the ]. | |||
| Ned Vizzini currently lives in New York City and continues to write and to speak about his books. | |||
| ==Books== | ==Books== | ||
| *''Teen Angst? Naaah...''. A "quasi-autobiography" that consists of essays about Vizzini's young years attending Stuyvesant High School. | *''Teen Angst? Naaah...''. A "quasi-autobiography" that consists of essays about Vizzini's young years attending Stuyvesant High School. | ||
| *'']''. Vizzini's fiction debut follows the adventures of Jeremy Heere, a terminally "uncool" teenage boy. Jeremy's life changes when he buys a |
*'']''. Vizzini's fiction debut follows the adventures of Jeremy Heere, a terminally "uncool" teenage boy. Jeremy's life changes when he buys a ], a pill that gives the user instructions on how to be cool. The film rights were optioned by ] but, as of yet, no film has been produced. | ||
| *'']''. Ned Vizzini's second novel follows a depressed young man who becomes suicidal and checks himself into a mental hospital. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004 and its movie rights have been sold to ]. | *'']''. Ned Vizzini's second novel follows a depressed young man who becomes suicidal and checks himself into a mental hospital. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004 and its movie rights have been sold to ]. | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * | *] - short story "Beauty" at 3:AM | ||
| *] - short story "Nose" at Underground Voices | |||
| ⚫ | * - a forum for discussion of Ned Vizzini's work |
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| ⚫ | * - a forum for discussion of Ned Vizzini's work | ||
| *, the ] | *, the ] | ||
| *, On ] | *, On ] | ||
Revision as of 14:36, 29 June 2007
Ned Vizzini, birth name Edison Vizzini, (b. April 4 1981) is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and reviewer.
He is the author of one book of non-fiction:
- Teen Angst? Naaah... (2000, Free Spirit; mass-marked paperback, 2002, Random House)
He is the author of two books of fiction:
- Be More Chill (2004, Hyperion/Miramax Books)
- It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006, Hyperion/Miramax Books)
Biography
Ned Vizzini grew up primarily in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. He attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, graduating in 1999.
While in high school, he began to write personal essays for the New York Press, an alternative newspaper. He wrote for New York Press in various capacities, incuding writing a weekly events column called "Since When?" (2001-2002), through 2003.
After he wrote an essay that got published by the New York Times Magazine, several of his personal essays from New York Press were collected first book, Teen Angst? Naaah....
Vizzini attended Hunter College, also located in Manhattan. He wrote Be More Chill while attending Hunter. After graduating, he worked as a computer programmer, bike messenger, and freelance writer before writing It's Kind of a Funny Story.
Following It's Kind of a Funny Story he has contributed short stories to 3:AM Magazine and Underground Voices. He has contributed poetry to Dogmatika. He has reviewed books for Bookslut and the New York Sun.
Ned Vizzini currently lives in New York City and continues to write and to speak about his books.
Books
- Teen Angst? Naaah.... A "quasi-autobiography" that consists of essays about Vizzini's young years attending Stuyvesant High School.
- Be More Chill. Vizzini's fiction debut follows the adventures of Jeremy Heere, a terminally "uncool" teenage boy. Jeremy's life changes when he buys a squip, a pill that gives the user instructions on how to be cool. The film rights were optioned by Depth of Field but, as of yet, no film has been produced.
- It's Kind of a Funny Story. Ned Vizzini's second novel follows a depressed young man who becomes suicidal and checks himself into a mental hospital. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004 and its movie rights have been sold to Paramount.
External links
- ] - short story "Beauty" at 3:AM
- ] - short story "Nose" at Underground Voices
- Website
- The Nedboards Forum - a forum for discussion of Ned Vizzini's work
- Too Hot to Handle: for young writers, the dangers of shining too brightly, too early, the Village Voice
- Ned Vizzini's Blog, On Livejournal
- An interview with Ned Vizzini on Word Riot
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