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Paco Ahlgren
Born (1968-11-19) November 19, 1968 (age 56)
El Paso, Texas
Occupationauthor, journalist
Notable awardsEric Hoffer Award[1]
Next Generation Indie Book Award[2]
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award[3]
Website
PacoAhlgren.com

Paco Ahlgren (born November 19, 1968) is an American writer and financial journalist. His novel, Discipline, was published in July 2007 by Greenleaf Book Group; it went on to receive three awards for commercial fiction.[1][2][3]

Family

Ahlgren is the grandson of Frank Ahlgren Sr., editor of Memphis daily newspaper The Commercial Appeal for 32 years, and a University of Tennessee Board of Trustees member for 27 years. Ahlgren Sr. was involved in developing the university's School of Journalism in 1957, and was inducted into the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame in November 2007.[4]

Work

Ahlgren's novel, Discipline, received a favorable review from Jeffrey Satinover.[5] Discipline also received favorable reviews from The Midwest Book Review,[6] The Houston Press[7] and Durango Herald.[8]

Blog

Ahlgren writes in a blog, The Bottom Violation,[9] and is a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b 2008 Eric Hoffer Award. "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Hoffer Award Website. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2010-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award. "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Next Generation Indie Book Awards Website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b 2007 Medalist: Forward Book of the Year. "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Foreward Book of the Year Website. Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2008-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Tennessee Press Association. "Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame". tnpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  5. ^ "Novelist Ahlgren to teach thrill writing". Sedona Red Rock News. October 5, 2007. p. 6B. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ^ Cox, James A. "The Fiction Shelf". Midwest Book Review: Library Bookwatch, Volume 2, Number 9. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  7. ^ Ramey, Julia. "Paco Ahlgren: Debut novelist reads from Discipline". Houston Press Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  8. ^ Miller, Patricia. "Supernatural crime fighting fills first novel". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  9. ^ The Bottom Violation. "Author, Paco Ahlgren". The Bottom Violation Blog. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  10. ^ Seeking Alpha. "Author, Paco Ahlgren". Seeking Alpha Website. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
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