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Dan Savage
bibliography
Savage in 2005
Books↙6
Articles↙19
Books edited↙1
Newspapers edited↙1
Advice column↙1
Contributor in books↙11
Television↙4
Theatre↙13
References and footnotes

The American author Dan Savage (born 1964) has written six books, op-ed pieces in The New York Times, and an advice column on sexual issues in The Stranger (an alternative newspaper from Seattle, Washington).[1][2][3] A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Savage began contributing a column, Savage Love, to The Stranger from its inception in 1991. By 1998 his column had a readership of four million. He became the newspaper's editor-in-chief in 2001, later serving as editorial director.

Savage's books have had successful sales results and have been generally well received. Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 features selections from his advice column. The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant, published in 1999, received a PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction. Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America, published in 2002, was featured in The Best American Sex Writing 2004 and won a Lambda Literary Award.

Savage's 2005 book The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, recounting his personal experience deciding to marry his partner Terry Miller and analyzing same-sex marriage, reached The New York Times Best Seller list. After founding the It Gets Better Project in 2010 to reach out to teenagers after incidents of suicide among LGBT youth, his edited compilation of submissions It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living was published in 2011. The book features notable contributors including Barack Obama, and reached The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011. Savage collaborated on a college guide How to Be a Person which was published in 2012 and was co-authored with Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement. His 2013 book American Savage reflects on Savage's experiences throughout the founding of the It Gets Better Project and was well-received by The Washington Post and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Background

Born in 1964 to a Catholic family in Chicago, Illinois, Savage studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he earned a bachelor's degree in theater.[1] Savage began writing his column Savage Love in 1991, after his friend Tim Keck co-founded the Seattle, Washington-based newspaper The Stranger and invited him along.[1][4] His column appeared in the first issue of the publication.[5][6] Keck recruited Savage from his employment in a video store in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] He was Associate Editor at the newspaper from 1991 to 2001, when he became its editor-in-chief,[2] later becoming its editorial director in 2007.[7] In that year, Savage reported receiving over 500 letters per week in submissions to his advice column.[8]

Dan Savage and his brother Bill Savage seated in chairs
Savage and his brother English Professor Bill Savage discuss sex education at the Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park, Chicago (2010)

His book Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 by Plume, and includes selected works from his column.[9] It was received favorably by Library Journal.[10] His next book The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant was published by Dutton in 1999, and recounts his experiences with his boyfriend whilst deciding to adopt a child.[11] The book received a PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction,[1][12][13] and an Off-Broadway musical based on the work was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre.[14] His book Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America was published in 2002 by Dutton, and describes the author's experiences indulging in the seven deadly sins.[15] The book was featured in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,[16] and won a Lambda Literary Award.[1][17] He authored The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, published in 2005 by Dutton, wherein he relates his marriage to his partner Terry Miller after a ten-year relationship.[18] It hit the The New York Times Best Seller list,[19] and Nielsen BookScan noted it sold approximately 300,000 copies.[20]

Savage founded the It Gets Better Project in 2010, to address incidents of suicide among LGBT youth.[21] In 2011 Dutton published It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living, a compilation work edited by Savage with Miller, which features contributions from David Sedaris, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.[22] Sales of the book were successful, and IndieBound reported it reached a list of best-sellers in the United States less than one week after publication.[23][24] It reached 16th on The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011.[25]

Works

Books

Author

Year Title Identifiers Publisher Notes
1998 Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist ISBN 0452278155
LCCN 98-20611
OCLC 39157512 		Plume Savage Love includes pieces from the author's sex advice column of the same name.[9][26]

The book received a favorable reception in reviews from Library Journal,[10] Mademoiselle,[27] POZ,[28] and Gay and Lesbian Humanist.[29]

1999 The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant ISBN 0525945253
LCCN 99-32506
OCLC 41445757 		Dutton The Kid delves into the machinations involved in the process of adopting an infant boy, through the experiences of the author and his boyfriend.[11]

The Kid is the recipient of a PEN West Award,[1][13] for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction.[12] The book was adapted into a musical in 2010 by librettist Michael Zam, with music composed by Andy Monroe, and lyrics by Jack Lechner.[30] It was performed Off-Broadway in Theatre Row, New York City; directed by Scott Elliott.[30][31] The play was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre in 2009.[14]

2002 Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America ISBN 0452284163
LCCN 2002-21252
OCLC 49421653 		Dutton The book's title is a reference to Robert Bork's 1996 book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah.[1][32] Skipping Towards Gomorrah examines the concept of happiness in American culture, as obtained by indulging in each of the Seven Deadly Sins.[15]

Skipping Towards Gomorrah was selected for inclusion in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,[16] and won a Lambda Literary Award in 2003.[1][17][33]

2005 The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family ISBN 0525949070
LCCN 2006-297911
OCLC 61492912 		Dutton The Commitment recounts the author's experiences along with his partner, Terry Miller, as they debate getting married after spending ten years in a relationship together.[18][34]

The book reached the The New York Times Best Seller list one month after it was published,[19] and saw successful sales with independent bookstores.[35] The Washington Post reported that according to Nielsen BookScan, approximately 300,000 copies of the book were sold.[20]

2012 How to Be a Person: The Stranger's Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos, and Life Itself ISBN 1570617783
LCCN 2012-11132
OCLC 764336078 		Sasquatch Books How to Be a Person was co-authored with Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement.[36]

The book received a favorable review in the New York Post in their "Required Reading" section.[37]

2013 American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics ISBN 0525954104 Dutton American Savage is a collection of essays that reflect on the author's experiences during the years prior to the book's publication, including the founding of the It Gets Better Project with his husband.[38]

The book received a positive reception from Chandler Burr of The Washington Post,[39] the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,[40] Entertainment Weekly,[41] and The A.V. Club;[42] while Reason criticized the book for being disorganized.[43]

Editor

Year Title Identifiers Publisher Notes
2011 It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living ISBN 0525952330
LCCN 2011-283060
OCLC 690088227 		Dutton Savage started the It Gets Better Project in September 2010 to address incidents of suicide among LGBT youth.[21] It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living contains selections of writings addressed to teenagers within the LGBT community.[44] Celebrities, ordinary individuals and teenagers submitted pieces for inclusion in the book,[45][46] which includes over 100 essays,[47] selected from 10,000 entries.[48]

Contributor

Year Author Title Identifiers Publisher Contribution
2000 Noelle Howey; Ellen Samuels Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents ISBN 0312244894
LCCN 00-25493
OCLC 43540186 		St. Martin's Press Preface[49]
2001 Ariel Gore; Bee Lavender Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers ISBN 1580050514
LCCN 00-54914
OCLC 45636941 		Seal Press Foreword[50]
2004 Daniel O'Connor The Best American Sex Writing 2004 ISBN 1560255986
LCCN 2005-205773
OCLC 57047561 		Running Press Featured selection: Skipping Towards Gomorrah[51]
2004 Kathy Pories The "M" Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage ISBN 9781565124547
LCCN 2004-54571
OCLC 55887361 		Algonquin Books Essay: "Double Standards"[52]
2006 Pamela Kruger; Jill Smolowe A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents ISBN 1594482152
LCCN 2005-42140
OCLC 57625643 		Riverhead Trade Chapter: "Living with a Very Open Adoption"[53]
2007 Daniel Jones Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion ISBN 978-0307351043
LCCN 2006-29412
OCLC 71350359 		Three Rivers Press Chapter: "DJ's Homeless Mommy"[54]
2007 Lloyd Dangle Troubletown Told You So: Comics that Could've Saved Us from this Mess ISBN 0972354417
OCLC 154800614 		Troubletown Books Introduction[55]
2008 Annie Knepler; Ellie Knepler, Myrna Knepler Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition ISBN 9780618918065
OCLC 141385491
LCCN 2006-26289 		Cengage Chapter: "Role Reversal"[56]
2008 Ben Karlin Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me ISBN 0446580694
LCCN 2007-37697
OCLC 154698729 		Grand Central Publishing Chapter: "I am a Gay Man"; "Lesson #14"[57]
2009 Rebecca Walker One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love ISBN 9781594488627
LCCN 2008-50339
OCLC 233548166 		Riverhead Books Chapter: "The Enemy Within"[58]
2012 Merle Miller On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual ISBN 0143106961
LCCN 2012-23606
OCLC 778419347 		Penguin Classics Foreword[59]

Newspapers edited

Dan Savage receiving the Webby Award
Dan Savage receiving the Webby Award for Special Achievement in 2011
  • The Stranger (Seattle, Washington: Tim Keck; Index Newspapers, LLC). ISSN 1935-9004.
    • Savage served as Associate Editor from 1991 to April 4, 2001, when he became editor-in-chief.[2]
    • He became editorial director in September 2007.[7]

Advice column

  • Savage Love. Seattle, Washington: The Stranger; Tim Keck; Index Newspapers, LLC. 1991–present. ISSN 1935-9004. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    • By 1998, Savage's advice column had a total of four million readers,[60] and was syndicated to 21 newspapers located in Canada and the United States.[61]

Internet

Television

  • This American Life Live!, Bard Entertainment, National CineMedia, with Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Starlee Kine, Joss Whedon (2009)
    • Savage appeared on a live episode of This American Life in 2009, where he criticized the Catholic Church and discussed his views on atheism.[62][63] He reflected on his experience during his mother's death.[64]
  • It Gets Better: MTV Television Special. MTV; MTV Studios. February 21, 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    • It Gets Better was a collaborative project between MTV and the It Gets Better Project.[65][66] Along with his partner Terry Miller, Savage hosted the episode and informed the audience about three youths and their experiences coming to terms with their LGBT status.[65][66]
  • Savage U. MTV; MTV Studios. 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    • MTV featured Savage in its program Savage U, wherein he traveled to college campuses in the United States to speak about sexuality and answer students' queries.[67] The series premiered on MTV on April 3, 2012.[67]
  • It Gets Better 2: MTV Television Special. MTV; MTV Studios. October 9, 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    • It Gets Better 2 was hosted by Savage and featured an examination of LGBT young adults as they dealt with issues surrounding their alternative sexuality.[68]

Theatre

  • It's a Lon Mabon Christmas Carol, Charlie Brown (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[69][70] The play was co-written by Charles Smith.[70]
  • The Importance of Being Earnest (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[73]
    • Savage adapted the play from the original by Oscar Wilde.[73] The original play was concurrently being performed at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington.[73] Savage's adaptation was shown at the Re-Bar Tavern and was billed as the "queer version" of the Intiman Theatre production.[73] The play was styled in the form of a cabaret.[74]
  • The Comedy of Errors (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[75]
    • Male actors took the roles of females, and actresses portrayed the male characters in the play.[75]
  • Macbeth (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage interpreted and adapted the play from the original William Shakespeare and directed; he was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[76]
    • Savage incorporated gender reversal for the actors cast to portray the male and female roles.[76] The play was successful and its run was extended for an additional month post its intended wrap date.[77]
    • Macbeth as adapted by Savage and produced for Greek Active was performed again in 1996; with Savage as director.[78][79]
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[80]
    • Savage adapted the piece from the original play by Eugene O'Neill.[80] He chose to select a slate of only men as actors, and compressed the running time from six hours to two and a half.[80]
  • A Christmas Carol (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[75]
  • Saint Joan (1995) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[81][82]
    • Savage adapted the play from the original by George Bernard Shaw; Shaw himself is included as a character in the production, who appears to inspect the set and then is pulled offstage.[82]
    • Winner of the 1995 Seattle Pretty Inclusive Theater (SPIT) Award in the comedy category.[81]
  • The Best Man (1996) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[83]
    • Savage adapted the play from the original by Gore Vidal.[83] Male actors performed roles of both men and women characters.[83] Savage updated the play to make to more relevant to ongoing political elections at the time.[83]
  • Egguus (2001) — play performed at Consolidated Works, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage wrote and directed the adaptation and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.[85]
    • Egguus was an adaptation by Savage from the 1973 play Equus by Peter Shaffer.[85][86]
Dan Savage and Terry Miller, Grand Marshals of the 2011 New York City Pride Parade
Dan Savage and Terry Miller, Grand Marshals of the 2011 New York City Pride Parade

Articles

The Capital Times

  • Savage, Dan (July 8, 1991). "Doc has not made changes for prisoners with AIDS". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 7A; Section: Editorial.

The New York Times

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

  • "Gays, lesbians can't have heroes (Degeneres) without monsters (Cunanan)". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 27, 1997. p. E3; Section: Editorial.
  • "Merged charities will mean more money for AIDS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. February 3, 1998. p. A7; Section: Editorial.
  • "Send AIDS money to Africa – One Seattle-area gay group's funding is increasingly hard to justify". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 28, 2000. p. B11; Section: Editorial.

Slate magazine

Wisconsin State Journal

Awards

Year Award Work Organization Result References
1995 Seattle Pretty Inclusive Theater (SPIT) Award Saint Joan, play produced by Greek Active The Stranger Won [81]
1999 PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant PEN Center USA Won [1][12][13]
2003 Lambda Literary Award Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America Lambda Literary Foundation Won [1][17][33]
2004 The Best American Sex Writing 2004 Running Press Featured selection [16]
2010 Mashable Award It Gets Better Project, social web personality Mashable Inc. Nominated [103]
2011 Webby Award for Special Achievement It Gets Better Project International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences Won [104][105]
Anthony Giffard "Make the Change" Award Master of Communication in Digital Media program, University of Washington Won [106][107][108]
2012 Emmy Governors Award It Gets Better Project Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors (ATAS)[109][110] Won [111][112][113]
Emmy Award (Category: Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program) It Gets Better: Television Special, MTV ATAS/NATAS Nominated [114][115][116]
2013 Bonham Centre Award It Gets Better Project The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto Won [117]
Humanist of the Year Body of writing, activism for separation of church and state, and support for LGBT youth American Humanist Association Won [118][119][120]

See also

References

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  53. ^ Savage, Dan (2006). "Living With a Very Open Adoption". In Kruger, Pamela; Smolowe, Jill (eds.). A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents. Riverhead Trade. pp. 34–44. ISBN 1-59448-215-2.
  54. ^ Savage, Dan (2007). "DJ's Homeless Mommy". In Jones, Daniel (ed.). Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion. Three Rivers Press. pp. 125–133. ISBN 978-0-307-35104-3.
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  56. ^ Savage, Dan (2008). "Role Reversal". In Knepler, Annie; Knepler, Ellie; Knepler, Myrna (eds.). Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition. Cengage. pp. 115–118. ISBN 978-0-618-91806-5.
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  58. ^ Savage, Dan (2009). "The Enemy Within". In Walker, Rebecca (ed.). One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love. pp. 29–37. ISBN 978-1-59448-862-7.
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