Douglas Piccinnini - Editor

I am a multidisciplinary writer, editor and creative consultant specializing in works of fiction, poetry, culinary memoir and creative non-fiction. As a trained chef and writer, I have spent time working in all aspects of publishing and the restaurant and hospitality business — in kitchens, copy rooms, bookstores, bars and boardrooms.

PRAISE

Story Book suspends and electrifies narration mid-creation. [Piccinnini] explores narrative of self-imposed amnesia, bloody encounters at home and on the road, Oedipal rage, suburban cocoons and the anxiety of marriage, male sexuality and therapy sessions gone awry, Catholic school and homosociality, confrontations with love, death, and surveillance, and of course, the purported cure-all of worst-case scenario guides.

– Rita Banerjee, Los Angeles Review of Books

Story Book shows us how the poet's conception of a text as self-sustaining can inform the genre of the novel or novella. Like different sections of a long poem, these chapters form a mosaic that suggests new ways of thinking about thinking about the world and writing.

– Stephan Delbos, BODY

Like Ashbery he sees the basic insufficiency, the crying shame in the peculiar anti-phenomenon called time and in what still receives the name of “self."

- Calvin Bedient, "Best Poetry Collections of 2015"

PERSONAL TESTIMONY

Douglas Piccinnini is an excellent writing coach. He helped me tap into my creativity after a very long drought, boosted my confidence, edited my work gently and meaningfully, focused my thinking, and when necessary, acted as the occasional spiritual advisor. His admirers are many, across all the disciplines he has aimed his talents, due to his strong dedication and commitment to the task at hand, and positive energy. I would strongly recommend him, He is a thoughtful, detailed, excellent wordsmith who can shape whatever editorial content you need. Or he can be the literary guide to help you plan and succeed at your writing project.

– Allison Kopicki, Writer/Researcher at Climate Central, Inc.

Douglas has the ability to distill literary material so that is useful, entertaining and digestible to anyone. His curation of poetic works, and the group exercises he designed to accompany them, have stayed with me since and informed the way I lead poetry readings in Brooklyn, New York today. Whether a teacher, poet or chef, Douglas has the instinct and the insight to be invaluable to any organization navigating this brave new world of ours.

– Tom di Mino, Freelance Writer & Marketing Professional