From Restaurants to Creative Writing: Theo Gangi

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Theo Gangi is a novelist and writing teacher based in Brooklyn. He’s the author of acclaimed novels such as Bang, Bang and A New Day in America. His latest novel Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found is in development as a movie on Disney Plus. He writes far-out adventures that happen right next door.

Theo directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at St. Francis College and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and son and their dog. His next book with Rucker Moses, Encounter at Owl Rock, is coming soon from Penguin/Random House.

In this episode, we discuss his journey to making a full-time career as a writer, his thoughts on what it takes to become a great writer, and the intersections between teaching and writing.

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