Clarence Major

CLARENCE MAJOR is an American poet, novelist, and painter who has authored fifteen collections of poetry alongside multiple works of fiction and nonfiction. His debut novel, All Night Visitors, appeared in 1969.

Major’s honors include a Western States Book Award for Fiction, a Fulbright Fellowship, two Pushcart Prizes, a National Council on the Arts Fellowship, a 1999 National Book Award nomination, the 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in the Fine Arts, and the 2016 PEN Oakland/Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award.

When not writing, Major works as a visual artist. He retired from the University of California, Davis in 2007 after teaching at numerous universities.

Clarence lives in California.

Clarence Major’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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