Jay Busbee
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Howard James Busbee Junior
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| Born | December 13, 1968 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist, Columnist |
| Genre | Sports, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama, Horror, Business |
| Spouse | Wife |
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Jay Busbee (born Howard James Busbee Jr. on December 13, 1968 in Lynchburg, VA) is an American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.
Early life and education
Busbee was raised in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Riverwood High School in 1986, is a 1990 graduate of the College of William & Mary's English program and a 1996 graduate of the University of Memphis’s Creative Writing MFA program. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, an attorney and partner at a law firm, and their family.
Career
Jay's work has appeared in ESPN.com,[1] Esquire Magazine,[2] USA Today,[3] The Washington Post, Atlanta Magazine,[4] Slam Magazine, The Chicago Sports Review,[5] Memphis Magazine,[6] 64, Bluff Magazine,[7] Mid-South Sports and Leisure,[8] The Flat Hat,[9] The Memphis Flyer[10] and many other publications. Jay Busbee is the creator and head writer for Sports Gone South.[11]
He is a contributing editor of Atlanta magazine, and also writes the monthly "Painting the Corners" column for ChopTalk, the official Atlanta Braves magazine.[12] He has scripted comic books published by Arcana Studio and Digital Webbing. He has also written the books The Face of the River,[13] Sundown[14] and Bluff City.[15] He has also co-written Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business[16] and the comic books Velvet Rope[17] and Kade: Rising Sun.[18] He contributed the third story of the book Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened.[19]
He has appeared in The People Vs. Larry Flynt, and continues to teach English at Georgia Perimeter College.[20]
Jay Busbee currently edits From the Marbles,[21] the official Yahoo! Sports NASCAR blog, and Devil Ball Golf,[22] the official Yahoo! Sports golf blog. During most Sprint Cup races during the year he co-moderates chats on the Yahoo! Sports NASCAR website with Jay Hart, Nick Bromberg and Geoffrey Miller. He also contributes to The Post Game.[23]
He is currently writing a novel called Run & Shoot.[24]
References
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- ↑ [1] Jay Busbee's bio on Chicago Sports Review
- ↑ [2] ChopTalk section of the Atlanta Braves website, Jay is cited on "in This Issue", contents_page1 under the heading "Pitchers"
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- ↑ [3] Jay Busbee's Georgia Perimeter College Faculty profile webpage.
- ↑ [4] From The Marbles, The Official Yahoo! Sports NASCAR Blog
- ↑ [5] Devil Ball Golf, The Official Yahoo! Sports Golf Blog
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- ↑ [7] Run & Shoot Book website.
