This was the exact day his daughter was born. Simmons’ very first published story was released on February 15, 1982.

After Simmons became a full-time writer he continued to visit college writing classes and periodically taught in New Hampshire’s “Odyssey” writing program which is geared for adults. While working in the classroom and as a national language arts consultant, he created his own language arts curriculum, “Writing Well.” His successful curriculum had his 6th grade students completing work which proved to be on the junior high and high school levels on standardized writing tests. He was a finalist for the Colorado Teacher of the Year award. Simmons earned many professional awards from the CEA (Colorado Education Association). During his last 4 years as a public school teacher, Simmons spent a vast majority of his time creating, coordinating and teaching in an extensive gifted and talented program entitled “APEX.” The program was developed and served nearly 15,000 students in 19 elementary schools.Īs a teacher, Mr. He also spent 14 years teaching in Colorado. One of the two he spent in New York was spent as a “resource teacher” which is a specially trained position in BOCES, and the other year as a 6th grade teacher.

He taught two years in Missouri, two years in Buffalo, New York.

Upon graduating he spent 18 years teaching elementary education. In 1971, Simmons obtained a Masters in Education from Washington University which is located in St. His senior year he received the national Phi Beta Kappa Award for excellence in fiction, art and journalism. Early Childhood and Educationĭan Simmons was born in 1948 in Peoria, Illinois and spent his younger years in different small towns across the Midwest. He quickly became a huge favorite in the literary field as his first novel Song of Kali which was released in 1985 won the notable World Fantasy Award. This notable author has successfully published books in the U.S., Canada and 27 foreign countries. The award winning author wrote the well known Hyperion Cantos series. Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vanceĭan Simmons is a very well known American author who writes in the science fiction, fantasy, horror and thriller/mystery genres. The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection - Demons and Dreams The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection

Muse of fire by dan simmons