Illinois Authors

George Chambers

Born: 1931 in Cambridge, Mass.
Died: 2015

Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Chambers lived in Peoria and was a full professor of English at Bradley University for 42 years.

Biography: George Chambers was an author of six books of fiction and poetry. He published original creative work in anthologies, books and literary periodicals. He served our country as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1954, where he received a Korean service medal with three battle stars, United Nations service medal, National Defense service medal and Good Conduct medal. Chambers graduated with his BA degree from Boston College in 1958 and his MA degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1963. He was a Professor of English at Bradley University until his retirement in 2011.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction; Poetry

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: gjc@bumail.bradley.edu
George Chambers on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=george++chambers

Selected Titles

	Ø null set and other stories / ISBN: 0914590340 OCLC: 3106150 Fiction Collective : New York : ©1977.
	The last man standing ISBN: 0932511198 OCLC: 20356061 Fiction Collective Two, Boulder : ©1990.
	The scourging of W.H.D. Wretched Hutchinson and other stories / ISBN: 0963809911 OCLC: 34046594 Summer House, Alpine, Wyo. : ©1995.
	The twilight of the bums : ISBN: 0978881133 OCLC: 173480596 Starcherone Books, Buffalo, NY : 2007.