WILLIAM IVOR FOWKES is an author and playwright based in Manhattan and Connecticut, a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Pulse Ensemble Theatre Playwrights’ Lab in New York, and a graduate of Yale University (BA, magna cum laude) and Northwestern University (MA, PhD). His plays have been presented in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Several have been published. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals.
His books include A Hegelian Account of Contemporary Art (UMI Research Press) and Skyline: Tales of Manhattan. His full-length plays include All in the Faculty (Dramatists Play Service), The Best Place We’ve Ever Lived (Love Creek Productions), Couple of the Century (Yes Plays), A Field Guide to Table Manners (Finalist, Reva Shiner Comedy Award & W. Keith Hedrick Playwriting Contest), The German Lesson (Great Plains Theatre Conference Playlab), Private Property (New Works Festival, Penobscot Theatre Company), Sunshine Quest (Fresh Fruit Festival), and others. His short plays include The Brazilian Dilemma (published & produced by The Collective NY; First Prize, McLean Drama Company), The Dakota (Best Short Play Award, Downtown Urban Theater Festival), Miss Peddy & Grace (Gallery Players), Museum Piece (Downtown Urban Theater Festival), Museum Piece #2 (Best 10-Minute Plays 2013, Smith & Kraus), The Next Move (Winner, One-Act Play Competition, Brevard Little Theatre), Not Here Yet (Love Creek Productions), The Session (Finalist, Strawberry One-Act Festival 2005; published in The Distillery; nominated for a Pushcart Prize), Table Manners in Chicagoland (Audience Favorite Award & Third Prize, CAST Players), Table Manners in Mexico City (American Globe Theater; Spokane Public Radio), Table Manners in Santa Monica (Clockhouse Review; Shoestring Radio Theatre, KUSF San Francisco), and others.
He has been a philosophy professor, a promotion copywriter, and a marketing executive at several media companies, most recently a Marketing VP at Showtime Networks. He is married to Stephen Michael Smith, a music conductor, and has two daughters, Laura and Julia, in the fashion industry in New York.
