name: Virgil Renzulli
genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
avg_rating: 3.86
ratings_count: 43
about: Virgil Renzulli was born to a working class family in Philadelphia. He produced his first novel, actually more of a comic book, at age 9. The first job that paid him for writing was at a weekly newspaper in suburban Philadelphia. He went on to become a reporter and editor at several weekly and daily newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1980, Renzulli went into media relations and later became vice president for public affairs at Arizona State University (ASU). He is currently professor of practice, strategic communications, at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and senior advisor to ASU’s president. Throughout his career, Renzulli periodically returned to fiction writing but was always beaten back by th Virgil Renzulli was born to a working class family in Philadelphia. He produced his first novel, actually more of a comic book, at age 9. The first job that paid him for writing was at a weekly newspaper in suburban Philadelphia. He went on to become a reporter and editor at several weekly and daily newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1980, Renzulli went into media relations and later became vice president for public affairs at Arizona State University (ASU). He is currently professor of practice, strategic communications, at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and senior advisor to ASU’s president. Throughout his career, Renzulli periodically returned to fiction writing but was always beaten back by the world of literary agents and publishers who return manuscripts unread. In hindsight, he says, he wasn’t ready. In January 2013 acclaimed novelist Jewell Parker Rhodes, director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, took him under her wing and “light bulbs began to go off.” Before the year was out, he was offered a contract by Bagwyn Books and “Caliburn: Merlin’s Tale” was published in early 2015.Two more King Arthur-Merlin themed books are in production. They are “Gods in the Mist” and “Hero, Legend, Myth.” ...more