James Kilgo
James Kilgo (1941-2002) was an American essayist and novelist, known for writing about nature. He was a professor at the University of Georgia.
Early life and education
[edit]Kilgo was born June 27, 1941, in Darlington, South Carolina to John Simpson Kilgo and Caroline Lawton. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College in 1963, then a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in American Literature from Tulane University in 1965 and 1972 respectively.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 1967, Kilgo began teaching at the University of Georgia, where he remained until his retirement in 1999.[3] He released his debut book, an essay collection titled Deep Enough for Ivorybills, with Algonquin Books in 1988,[4] followed by six other non-fiction and fiction texts, including Inheritance of Horses (1994), The Blue Wall (1996), Daughter of My People (1998),[5] The Hand-Carved Creche and other Christmas Memories (1999),[6] The Colors of Africa (2003),[7] and Ossabaw (2004), the last of which were published post-humously. His 1998 novel Daughter of My People won the 2000 Townsend Prize for Fiction.[8] Kilgo was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Kilgo married Jane Guillory on August 27, 1963. The couple had three children.[2]
Kilgo died from cancer on December 8, 2002, in Athens, Georgia.[1][9]
Publications
[edit]- Deep Enough for Ivorybills (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1988)
- Inheritance of Horses (University of Georgia Press, 1994)
- The Blue Wall: Wilderness of the Carolinas and Georgia (Westcliffe, 1996)
- Daughter of My People (University of Georgia Press, 1998)
- The Hand-Carved Creche and other Christmas Memories (Hill Street Press, 1999)
- The Colors of Africa (University of Georgia Press, 2003)
- Ossabaw: Evocations of an Island (with Jack Leigh, Alan Campbell) (University of Georgia Press, 2004)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "James Patrick Kilgo". Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Arrants, Julia (August 9, 2022). "Kilgo, James Patrick". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kilgo, James 1941-2002". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Deep Enough Ivorybil by James Kilgo". Publishers Weekly. February 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Daughter of My People by James Kilgo". Publishers Weekly. May 4, 1998. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "The Hand-Carved Creche". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 1999. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Hayden, Ruth (April 1, 2008). "REVIEW: Colors of Africa". Georgia Library Quarterly. 45 (1). doi:10.62915/2157-0396.1188. ISSN 2157-0396.
- ^ "Townsend Prize for Fiction". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- ^ "James Kilgo, 61, Who Wrote on Nature". The New York Times. December 30, 2002. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Hoefer, Anthony Dyer (2022). "Wilderness South, Spotlight: James Kilgo". In Burnett, Katharine A.; Hagstette, Todd; Miller, Monica Carol (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Literature of the U.S. South. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-00992-4.
- Ruppersburg, Hugh; Harvey, Steve (2007). "James Kilgo (1941–2002)". The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature. University of Georgia Press. pp. 254–257. ISBN 978-0-8203-2876-8.
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