47th Annual Literary Festival at ODU: October 6-11, 2024
Jeff Schnader: 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival
Document Type
Presentation
Festival Date
10-10-2024
Location
University Theatre, Old Dominion University
Author/Artist Bio
Jeff Schnader is an author living in Norfolk, Virginia. His novel, The Serpent Papers, published by The Permanent Press, is about the turbulence in America during the Vietnam War. The book won 2nd Place in the 2023 Independent Authors Network’s Grand Prize for Fiction of the Year and 1st Place in Outstanding Historical Fiction. It was also the Bronze Winner in the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards. Nominated for a Pulitzer, it was also named “Finalist” in several other competitions. His short story, “The Champion,” won 1st Prize in the LUW Quills Awards. His short stories and essays have been published widely, and he has been interviewed on radio across the U.S. and in Europe. He has just completed his second novel, Star Chamber, for which he seeks representation.
Previously, he was a physician and Professor of Medicine, having graduated from Columbia, McGill, and Johns Hopkins. He has been a medical journal editor, research scientist, and ICU director, authoring 50 medical publications.
Description
The reading took place on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 12 p.m. in the University Theatre. Schnader read as part of the Local Authors session which included Bill Glose.
Recommended Citation
Schnader, Jeff, "Jeff Schnader: 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival" (2024). 47th Annual Literary Festival at ODU: October 6-11, 2024. 9.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/litfest-2024/9