Kent Nelson

Kent Nelson is a contemporary American author specializing in fiction and poetry. He holds a Juris Doctor in Environmental Law from the Harvard Law School.

Aside from writing and holding 15 different academic positions, he has held various part-time and odd jobs which have influenced his writings. These include:
*Doorman, Club Casablanca, in Cambridge, MA
*Teacher in STEP, a prison education project, in S. Walpole, MA
*Tennis Professional in Colorado Springs, CO; Charleston, SC; and West Germany
*Travel Agent in Frankfurt, West Germany
*Dishwasher, Hotel Bãren, in Sundlauenen, Switzerland
*City Judge in Ouray, CO
*Basketball Referee in Ouray, CO
*Ad Salesman and Reporter, Ouray County Plaindealer, in Ouray, CO
*Writer for a tow-truck magazine in Chattanooga, TN
*Algebra Tutor, Baylor Academy, in Chattanooga, TN
*Summer School SAT Prep Teacher, Exeter Academy, in Exeter, NH
*Squash Coach, Exeter Academy, in Exeter, NH
*Hired Man, Alfalfa Ranch, in Oral, SD (irrigating, fence-building, cutting hay, etc.)
*Innkeeper in Ouray, CO

elected bibliography

{| class="wikitable" Width=100%!Title||Publication Date||Publisher
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|"The Tennis Player and Other Stories"||
1977
||University of Illinois Press
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|"Cold Wind River"||
1981
||Dodd Mead
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|"All Around Me Peaceful "||
1989
||Delta
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|"The Middle of Nowhere, Stories"||
1991
||Gibbs Smith
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|"Language in the Blood"||
1992
||Gibbs Smith
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|"Discoveries: Short Stories of the San Juan Mountains"||
1998
||Western Reflections, Inc.
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|"Toward the Sun: The Collected Sports Stories of Kent Nelson"||
1998
||Breakaway Books
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|"Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still"||
2003
||Viking Penguin
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|"Birds in the Hand: Fiction and Poetry about Birds"||
2004
||North Point Press
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|"The Touching That Lasts: Stories"||
2006
||Johnson Books
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