Sidney Offit

Sidney Offit is an American writer best known for his children's books and participation in nightly debates with Martin Abend on WNEW-TV during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Offit was also a major contributor to civic and literary life in New York, serving at different times as President of the Authors Guild Foundation, President of the Century Association, board member of PEN American Center, and curator of the George Polk Awards in Journalism. At the same time, he was a celebrated writing teacher at The New School, New York University and Hunter College, whose students included Marita Golden and Ann Jones, Barry Beckham, Chris Miller (humorist) and Steven Kunes.

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