David Jackson Ambrose
David's debut novel, State of the Nation, was a finalist for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award.
His area of focus is creating worlds that highlight marginalized voices.
His spirit animal is Jane Fonda.
B.A. Africana Studies - University of Pennsylvania
M.A. Writing Studies - Saint Joseph's University
MFA Creative Writing - Temple University
He is currently working on a novella that explores the intersections of race, class, sexuality and mental illness in interactions with treatment and the prison industrial complex and the police state apparatus.
www.davidjacksonambrose.com
@Djacksonambrose
instagram: davidjrhd
Works
A Blind Eye
A BLIND EYE (NineStar Press) focuses on the budding friendship between Babe and Chance, who struggle to get past preconceived notions of race and how those misconceptions create roadblocks to a true friendship. Babe is extricating himself from a violent long term relationship, but only women are victims of domestic abuse, aren’t they?
Chance is bored and looking for excitement. He has grown up with Black friends, wears his pants low and listens to Eminem. He hates being called the “W” word: wigger, but that word is very different from the other word, isn’t it?
Alise is newly single and newly evicted, living in her car and trying to keep her son,Rueben, safe. Alise’s life of half truths and diversions are becoming harder to maintain in a world where she needs to rely on help from outsiders to keep her son safe from bullying by people that don’t understand children with special needs. But maybe Reuben really needs protection from Alise.
A BLIND EYE explores the trauma inflicted by bullying and parental abuse, as well as domestic violence is same sex relationships.
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State of the Nation
Awards and Recognition
- 2018 Lambda Literary Award - Finalist
Website
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Author Contact
Category
Fiction & Literature
publicist Contact
Joy Doss - East West PR
646.489.4432