J.D. Belcher
editJovon Donnell Belcher (born August 27, 1976) is an American author, blogger, journalist and screenwriter. His first novel, a memoir titled Hades’ Melody,(1) was longlisted for the Sante Fe Writers Project literary awards in 2019. Belcher in 2020 Born August 27, 1976 (age 45) Fort Wayne, Indiana, US Occupation Author, journalist, screenwriter Genre Creative nonfiction, supernatural fiction, short stories Notable works Hades’ Melody, The Inescapable Consequence Spouse(s) Lisa Jones (m. 2003; div. 2006), Eve Ali (m.2007; div 2008), Dunia Hantuch (m. 2017; div 2022)
Early life and education
editBelcher was born on August 27, 1976, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Amos Henry Belcher Jr. and Crystal Lynn Belcher. Belcher has three brothers, Amos, Jodan and Antoine, and a half brother Amare. Belcher moved to Monroeville, Pennsylvania with his parents at an early age. His father worked as an electrical engineer and his mother as teacher and social worker. Belcher attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for two years. He returned to his hometown and studied at the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in English writing.
Education
editBelcher graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999.
Career
editEarly in his career, Belcher interned with The Pittsburgh City Paper and worked as a freelance reporter for The New Pittsburgh Courier. In 2013, Belcher founded The Yellow Party News, an online news hub that features stories about yellow people from around the world. His 2018 memoir Hades’ Melody, A Spiritual Awakening(2) details the summer of 2001 before the September 11 attacks. Belcher underwent what he described as a “spiritual awakening” where he experienced strange phenomena, unnatural episodes and futuristic visions of a pending catastrophe just before 9/11. It was longlisted for the Sante Fe Writers Project literary award in 2019.
Belcher’s latest novel(5) The Inescapable Consequence,(6) was published in 2020.(7)
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- ^ The Yellow Party News Official website
- ^ Hades’ Melody. Tulsa: Yorkshire Publishing. 2019. ISBN 978-1-949231-91-5
- ^ The Inescapable Consequence. Tulsa: Yorkshire Publishing. 2020. ISBN 978-1-952320- 43-9
- ^ Yorkshire Publishing, Hades’ Melody
- ^ Belcher, J.D. Hades’ Melody. Yorkshire Publishing, 2018.
- ^ Yorkshire Publishing, The Inescapable Consequence
- ^ Belcher, J.D. The Inescapable Consequence. Yorkshire Publishing, 2020.
- ^ Weber, Carol Ruth, “J.D. Belcher’s ‘The Inescapable Consequence’ Fantastical Read”. nynj.com. Retrieved 2022-3-31.
- ^ Weber, Carol Ruth, “J.D. Belcher’s ‘The Inescapable Consequence’ Fantastical Read”. Medium. 2021.4.13. Retrieved 2022-3-31.
- ^ Ray K. “J.D. Belcher (Author/Screenwriter)”. NewHDNYC. Episode 26. YouTube. Retrieved 2022-3-31.