Greg Hill (author)

Greg Hill (Gregory Walter Hill and Soapy Argyle) is an American musician, illustrator and author. He is best known for this novel, East of Denver.

Personal

Hill was raised in Eastern Colorado. He lives and works in Denver, Colorado and Joes, Colorado.

In 2013, Hill received the Colorado Book Award for his novel, East of Denver. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] , which was published in 2012. HIll also does graphics art work on concert promotional posters and CD inserts. Hill's novel The Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles won the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize Contest in 2014. . It was published in 2015.

Music career

Hill has recorded several solo albums and performed in bands including: The Shivers, Mr. Tree and the Wingnuts,[10] Marty Jones and the Pork Boilin' Po' Boys, The Rugburns in Mono, The Orangu-Tones,[11] Six Months to Live, The Spider Kings, and the Babysitters.[12] Hill plays the guitar, saxophone, piano, sitar, banjo, vocals, harmonica, and bass.

On his record label, Sparky the Dog, Hill has recorded several projects for Denver musicians. The label has also organized four holiday compilations.[13]

Awards
  • 2014 Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize Contest for The Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles.
  • 2013 Colorado Book Award For Literary Fiction[14]
  • Boulder County Artist in Residence - 2012 [15]

References
  1. Colorado Humanities, Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2013 Colorado Book Award Winners
  2. Susan Froyd, Greg Hill channels the prairie ethos in East of Denver, Denver Westwood Blogs, July 5, 2012
  3. Viviane Crystal, "Lighten Up Your Losses!", The Best Reviews, July 10, 2012
  4. East of Denver book review, Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2012
  5. East of Denver: A Novel, Portland Book Review, August 20, 2012
  6. Novel Review, Songs of Sirens, Sept 12 2012
  7. East of Denver book review, Cupcake's Cupboard, July 22, 2012
  8. Mark Stevens, Writing and Rock & Roll (and Découpage ) — Q & A With Gregory Hill: East of Denver, Don't Need A Diagram, November 6, 2012
  9. East of Denver book reviews, Amazon website
  10. Marty Jones, On a Wing and a Prayer, Denver Westwood Music, Apr 20 2000
  11. The Orangu-Tones
  12. The Babysitters
  13. STD (Sparky the Dog) For the Holidays
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2014-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Boulder County Artist in Residence Program

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