Anthony Tambakis is a former Professor of Creative Writing, an award-winning short story writer, and recipient of a Paul Bowles Fellowship for fiction writing. His novel Swimming with Bridgeport Girls will be published by Simon & Schuster in Spring 2017. Tambakis is also adapting the 1961 novel and film The Hustler for Broadway. A native of Fairfield, Connecticut, he lives in Venice, California, and New York City. Anthony Tambakis is a former Professor of Creative Writing, an award-winning short story writer, novelist, and recipient of a Paul Bowles Fellowship for fiction writing. His novel Swimming with Bridgeport Girls was published by Simon & Schuster in 2017. He lives in Austin, Texas and is represented by Range Media Partners.