About Me
Rodes Fishburne is noted for his ability to write creatively in multiple formats. His first novel, Going to See the Elephant, was recently sold to Bantam Dell and will be published later this year.
For over ten years he has written for magazines and newspapers, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and Forbes ASAP, where he was the editor of the acclaimed “Big Issue,” an annual magazine of literary essays from leading writers and thinkers. Contributors included: Tom Wolfe, Bill Gates, Kurt Vonnegut, Muhammad Ali, Mark Helprin, John Updike, Elmore Leonard, E.O. Wilson, and the Dalai Lama.
The excellence of “Big Issue” essays has been recognized by their inclusion in the popular anthologies, “Best American Essays,” and “Best American Science Essays” and with a nomination for a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing. He edited and wrote introductory essays for the book, “The Best of the Big Issues,” published by John Wiley, 2001.
The Drilling Company in New York City has performed his one-act plays, “Note to Self,” “Gaggle” and “Waiting for Henry to Snow” at the West 78th Street Theatre. He was commissioned by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to write a play addressing timely scientific themes. His play, “Eternity: A play in 30 minutes,” received a staged reading by noted actors Jill Eickenberry and Michael Tucker and was selected for performance at the Hurricane Theatre Festival in Los Angeles. He serves on the Board of Directors for the renowned Magic Theatre in San Francisco.
A lifelong angler, he worked for five seasons as a fly-fishing guide in Alaska. While living in a remote tent camp on the Upper Nushagak River, a severe storm with 90 mile per hour winds stranded him alone for 21 days, during this time he lost 17 pounds and read War and Peace twice.
A native of Virginia and a graduate of Emory & Henry College, he attended St. Peter’s College, Oxford, where he studied Religion and Irish Literature.
He’s a member of the Grotto, a collective of professional writers and has literary representation with Fredrica S. Friedman and film representation with Rabineau Wachter & Sanford. He lives with his wife and two sons in San Francisco.
He can be reached at: rodesmail@gmail.com
