Noah Lukeman (born November 28, 1973) is an American
literary agent, actor, script-writer and author of works about writing and literature. A number of his books are widely used in creative writing programs. Lukeman has contributed to a number of newspapers and journals, including ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'' and ''
The New York Times
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''. Some of his books have been translated into Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Indonesian. Lukeman is Founder of the Lukeman Literary Management.
Biography
Lukeman was born in
New York City
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, the son of
Brenda Shoshanna, a psychologist, actress, playwright and author, and Gerald Lukeman, a Shakespearean actor and director. After earning a BA in English and Creative Writing at
Brandeis University
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, type = Private research university
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, Lukeman worked for various publishers, including
William Morrow and
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer ...
. In 1996 Lukeman founded Lukeman Literary Management, in which capacity he acted as agent for a number of successful authors. In 2001 Lukeman joined
Michael Ovitz
Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as preside ...
' Artists Management Group (AMG), where he ran their New York publishing office for years before returning to being an independent agent." Lukeman has also acted in a few
independent films
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in ...
.
Writing
Lukeman's writing is diverse in nature. His first published works offered advice and techniques for writers. Since then, he has collaborated with an American Marine Corps general to write about the inner workings of CENTCOM (Central Command) and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has written a sequel to
Shakespeare's
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
''
Macbeth'' in blank verse.
Lukeman also works as a screenwriter, and his screenplay, Brothers in Arms, was sold and named to
The Black List (survey)
The Black List is an annual survey of the "most-liked" motion picture screenplays not yet produced. It has been published every year since 2005 on the second Friday of December by Franklin Leonard, a development executive who subsequently worke ...
.
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Bibliography
Non-fiction
*(1999) ''The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying out of the Rejection Pile'', Simon & Schuster
*(2002) ''The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life'', St. Martins Press,
*(2006) ''A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation'', WW Norton (US) , Oxford University Press (UK)
Collaborations
with
Michael DeLong
Michael Phillip "Rifle" DeLong (March 15, 1945 – July 27, 2018) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as deputy commander, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. From 2000 until his retireme ...
:
* (2004) ''Inside CentCom: The Unvarnished Truth about the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq'', Regenery Publishing
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*(2007) ''A General Speaks Out: The Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq'', Zenith Publishing,
Screenplays
* ''Brothers in Arms''
Plays
*(2008) '' The Tragedy of Macbeth Part II: The Seed of Banquo'', Pegasus,
References
External links
Official website
Interview by Catherine Tudor
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1973 births
Living people
American male writers
Literary agents
Writers from New York City
Male actors from New York City
Brandeis University alumni