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Former Boot Campers Published
Jamie Ford
(Boot Camp 2006)
A 2006 alumnus, Jamie expanded his Boot Camp short story, originally titled "The
Button" into "I Am Chinese" -- a noble romantic tragedy that became a finalist in
Glimmer Train's 2006 Short-Story Award For New Writers.
After being told by an editor that "the moral territory was novel length," Jamie
wrote Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a novel based on his short story. It
was also heavily influenced by his own experiences growing up near Seattle's
Chinatown.
Now represented by Kristin Nelson of The Nelson Agency, Hotel was recently
sold at auction for six-figures to Ballantine, a Random House imprint, where it
will be the lead debut in their Spring/Summer 2009 season.
When asked about his Boot Camp experience he said, "Holy cannoli -- being in
that environment was the perfect alchemy of inspiration, camaraderie and
tough-love. Not only did it motivate and enlighten, but I arrived as a writer and
left as a storyteller -- it was cathartic. Scott deserves all the credit for setting my
feet on that path. He also introduced us to funky Brazilian food, but that's another
story."
Jamie is working on his next novel, tentatively titled Short Bus. He hangs out at
www.jamieford.com and has been known to eat jellyfish, sea cucumber and
chicken feet on occasion.
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