John McManus is an American novelist and short story writer. He is the author of a novel, Bitter Milk,[1] and the short story collections Born on a Train[2] and Stop Breakin Down.[3] In recognition of Stop Breakin Down, McManus became the youngest ever recipient of the Whiting Writers' Award.[4]
McManus is a contributing editor for literary publisher Fiddleblack.[5] He teaches creative writing at Old Dominion University[6] and Goddard College.[7]
References [link]
- ^ Shea, Mike. "Bitter Milk". Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2005-06-01/bookrev2.
- ^ Finch, Amy. "Ugly beauty". The Portland Phoenix. https://www.portlandphoenix.com/books/other_stories/documents/02769263.asp.
- ^ "Stop Breakin Down: Stories". Publisher's Weekly. https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-26278-5. Retrieved 05/29/2000.
- ^ Press, Associated. "Whiting Writers' Awards announced". Seattle Times. https://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001031&slug=4050556. Retrieved 10/31/2000.
- ^ Jason Cook. "About – Fiddleblack". Fiddleblack.org. https://fiddleblack.org/about. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ "Department of English". Al.odu.edu. https://al.odu.edu/english/faculty/mcmanus.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ "Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program". Goddard.edu. https://www.goddard.edu/johnmcmanus. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
External links [link]
https://wn.com/John_McManus_(author)
John McManus
John McManus is the name of:
Red McManus
John J. "Red" McManus (January 30, 1925 – July 23, 2013) was an American basketball coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Creighton University.
McManus, who attended St. Ambrose Academy (now Assumption High School) and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, coached his high school alma mater from 1950 to 1958. After a year as an assistant at Iowa, McManus was named head coach and athletic director at Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska. He led the Bluejays to a 138–118 record from 1959 to 1969 and took the program to the NCAA Tournament appearances in 1962 and 1964.
McManus died on July 23, 2013 under hospice care in Omaha. He was 88.
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John McManus (New Zealand politician)
John MacManus (1875–1950) was a New Zealand politician, trade unionist and farmer.
Political activity
Born in Ireland in 1875, MacManus came to New Zealand in 1906. He was Secretary of the Dunedin General Labourers Union. During World War I he served in France with the New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company. John MacManus was the Labour Party candidate for Dunedin South in 1911, 1922 and 1925. He was unsuccessful on all three occasions. He was a member of the Dunedin City Council between 1923 and 1926 and a farmer from 1926 to 1938.
MacManus died 1950.
