Marquis Who's Who Millennium Magazine

68 MILLENNIUM W ith a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University, as well as a Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy in modern American literature from Columbia University, Richard Weston Burgin was well- equipped for a fruitful career as a writer, educator and editor. Mr. Burgin began his career as an instructor of English for Tufts University. After serving four years at the institution, he relocated to New York and became an editor for the New York Arts Journal. He resumed teaching as a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1981 to 1983. In 1984, he became an associate professor at Drexel University and obtained the same position 12 years later at St. Louis University. With his knowledge and experience, in 2003 he became a professor of English and communications, a position he held until retiring in 2013. Mr. Burgin has composed CDs and authored short stories and novels, some of which are “Ghost Quartet,” “Rivers Last Longer,” “The Spirit Returns: Stories,” “The Identity Club: New and Selected Stories,” “The Conference on Beautiful Moments,” “Doll of Dreams,” “Cold Ocean,” “Don’t Go There” and “The Trouble with Love.” He has been an editor for Boulevard Magazine and has contributed articles to many others, while some of his stories were incorporated into anthologies such as the 2005 edition of “Best American Mystery Stories,” and “The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction.” His writing expertise garnered him the Pushcart Press Prize in 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, and 2007. Mr. Burgin is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the St. Louis Writers Guild. His literary talent has contributed to his success as a writer, educator and editor for the course of his career. Richard Weston Burgin Writer, Educator, Editor (Retired) St. Louis, MO