Lou Duro

Lou Duro, born in the County of Queens in New York City, was destined to become a writer ever since receiving a toy printing press at the age of eight, which he used to print the Bayside News, and then hawk it for five cents to surrounding neighbors.

Following high school he enlisted in the military, and began his writing career in earnest, completing courses from The Naval School of Journalism and writing for several armed forces publications.

After his discharge, he studied journalism and creative writing at New York University, while working as an editorial assistant for William Randolph Hearst’s flagship newspaper, The New York Journal American, learning his craft alongside such acclaimed journalists as Jimmy Breslin, Dorothy Kilgallen, and noted sports writer and broadcaster Stan Fischler. He soon became an award-winning reporter in his own right, receiving New York City’s Best Spot News Story of the Year award in 1967.

In the late 1960s, Lou turned to freelance writing and in 1971, his first book of poetry, the sadness of happy times, was published and became a classic over the next several years, going into 10 printings and selling well over 30,000 copies. Lou has published two other poetry books, "If You've Ever Loved Married Man" and "On The Road To Here," and a fictional/biographical novel, "Be Bop A Lula," about coming-of-age in Bayside, a NYC suburb.

Lou currently resides on the Greek Island of Crete with his wife, Sofia.