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Bill Hillmann

January 01, 1970

Bill Hillmann (born 1982) is an American author, storyteller, and journalist. He is a bull-runner and former boxer.

Bill Hillmann
Hillmann in 2013
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • storyteller
  • journalist
NationalityAmerican
EducationSt. Joseph High School
Elmhurst College
Columbia College Chicago (MFA)

Early life and education edit

Hillmann was born in Chicago in 1982,[1] and grew up on the city's North Side. He attended St. Joseph High School.[2] He has a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst College and an MFA from Columbia College Chicago.[3]

Writing and storytelling edit

As an author, Hillmann is the author of the novel The Old Neighborhood (2014),[4][5][6][7] and the nonfiction book Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls (2015)[8][9] which was translated and published in Spain as Corriendo con Hemingway (2016).[1][10]

As a journalist, Hillmann has written for NPR as well as for publications including the Toronto Star, Playboy, Chicago Tribune, Salon, Daily Mail, Los Angeles Times, Stuff, and The Washington Post.[11][12][13][3][14]

As a storyteller, Hillmann is the creator of the Windy City Story Slam.[15][16] He also created the National Story Slam, in which ten storytellers representing different storytelling series across the country performed at the main stage of the Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Lit Fest.[17][18][19] He has told stories at storytelling series in Philadelphia,[20] Portland,[21] San Francisco,[22] and Boston,[23] and won the Boulder Story Slam in Boulder, Colorado in 2014.[24] He has produced and performed in Story Slam events in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,[25][26] has participated in Book Slam, London's literary nightclub,[27] and has told stories on NPR's The Story and Snap Judgment.[28][29]

Boxing edit

Hillmann is a 2002 Chicago Golden Gloves boxing champion representing the Windy City Gym and a two time selection for the Chicago Golden Gloves International Traveling Team.[3][7][30] As a boxing journalist, Hillmann was the Chicago correspondent for Fightnews, and is the special boxing contributor for the Chicago Tribune RedEye.[31][32]

Bull-running edit

Hillmann is an experienced participant in running of the bulls, and has been described as "the best young bull runner from the United States".[33] He has given expert commentary on the running of the bulls for CNN,[34] The Today Show,[35] CBS This Morning,[36] BBC World Service,[37] and Esquire Network.[38] His audio essay "Running with the Bulls in Pamplona" for WBEZ Chicago Public Radio won an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2010.[39]

He was inspired to join the tradition by Ernest Hemingway's book The Sun Also Rises,[40][41] and has taken part in the bull runs in Pamplona since 2005.[41][42][43] In 2011 and 2012 he wrote how-to guides on the running of the bulls for Outside magazine.[43][44] By 2013 he had acquired the nickname "Buffalo Bill Hillmann", and in 2014 he co-authored the book Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona with Alexander Fiske-Harrison and John Hemingway.[45][46]

On July 9, 2014, a bull named Bravito [47](Spanish for Brave one), gored Hillmann twice in the thigh at the festival of San Fermín in Pamplona,[45][46][48] but he returned to bull-running in Pamplona in 2015,[41] and published his memoir, Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls.[8] In the summer of 2016 he ran with the bulls more than 200 times in towns throughout Spain.[49][50] He has stated that his favorite running of the bulls is the oldest, in Cuéllar, a small town about two hours north of Madrid, where hundreds of horsemen guide the bulls 3 miles (5 km) to the town and into the run.[41][42][51]

On July 8, 2017, he was gored by one of the bulls from José Escolar in Pamplona.[52]

Bibliography edit

  • The Old Neighborhood: A Novel. Chicago, Illinois: Curbside Splendor Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-1-9404-3000-3.
  • Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain. Chicago, Illinois: Curbside Splendor Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1-9404-3053-9.
  • Corriendo con Hemingway: Un Mozo Americano en los San Fermines (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ediciones Península, Planeta Group. 2016. ISBN 978-8-4994-2521-4; translation of Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain
  • Hillmann, Bill (2021). The Pueblos: My Quest to Run 101 Bull Runs in the Small Towns of Spain. Chicago, Illinois: Tortoise Books. ISBN 978-1-9489-5417-4.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Seoane, Andrés (6 July 2016). "Bill Hillmann: 'Para correr un encierro hay que estar dispuesto a morir'". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ Greenfield, John. "Back to school with Bill Hillmann, class of '99 | Feature". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Bill Hillmann Will Serve as Final Judge for the 2016 Nick Adams Short Story Contest". Associated Colleges of the Midwest. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Samarov, Dmitry (11 April 2014). "Review: 'The Old Neighborhood' by Bill Hillmann". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ *"Fiction Review: 'The Old Neighborhood' by Bill Hillmann". Newcity Lit. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ Hoffert, Barbara (3 June 2014). "Top Indie Fiction: 30 Key Titles Beyond the Best-Sellers List for Spring/Summer 2014". Library Journal.
  7. ^ a b Ludwig, Jerome. "Best of Chicago 2014 – Best New Book by a Former Chicago Golden Gloves Champ: The Old Neighborhood by Bill Hillmann". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b Keilman, John (7 July 2015). "Two New Books Tackle The Running of the Bulls". Chicago Tribune.
  9. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain by Bill Hillman". Publishers Weekly. July 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  10. ^ Abella, Carlos (9 October 2016). "Bill Hillmann: Corriendo con Hemingway. Un mozo americano en los sanfermines". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Why I would run with the bulls again". Stuff.co.nz. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  12. ^ "Bill Hillman". Salon.com. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  13. ^ . 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Gored author of bull-running book will return to Pamplona". Los Angeles Times. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  15. ^ Hageman, William (25 February 2010). "The Story Slam plot thickens during finals: 5 local storytellers will step". Chicago Tribune.
  16. ^ Clark, Alex (30 July 2010). "The new wave of literary events". The Guardian.
  17. ^ "June 2010 – James Finn Garner". Jamesfinngarner.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  18. ^ "Windy City Story Slam @ Empty Bottle". Gapersblock.com. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  19. ^ "Why read a book? : Graduate's experiences answer that question" (PDF). Stjoeshsalumni.org. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  20. ^ "First Person Arts StorySlam: Mortified-Bill Hillman (Chicago)". YouTube. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  21. ^ Back Fence PDX: RUSSIAN ROULETTE (9 July 2014). "Bill Hillman at Back Fence PDX: RUSSIAN ROULETTE 6/14/2014". Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "Interview: Kevin Whiteley, Founder of Criminal Class Press - SF Station - San Francisco's City Guide". SF Station. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  23. ^ "1st Person Plural - May 2014 – mass-story.com". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  25. ^ Clark, Alex (30 July 2010). "The new wave of literary events". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  26. ^ "Alexander Fiske-Harrison enjoys a 'story slam' at the Edinburgh Fringe". The Spectator. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Alumni". Book Slam. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  28. ^ "The If Question". The Story. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  29. ^ "Running With The Bulls". Snap Judgment. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  30. ^ Hageman, William (12 August 2011). "Remarkable Person: Bill Hillmann". Chicago Tribune.
  31. ^ "Chicago boxer Semajay Thomas a long way from murder charge". Redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  32. ^ "#1 source for boxing news on the web". Fightnews.com. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  33. ^ Frayer, Lauren (9 July 2014). "'Buffalo' Bill Hillmann, author of bull-run guide, gored at Pamplona". Los Angeles Times. Bill Hillmann is considered the best young bull runner from the United States
  34. ^ Goodman, Al (2014-09-07). "Gored expert to run with bulls again - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  35. ^ "American man, 20, gored by bull in Spain". TODAY.com. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  36. ^ "American Benjamin Miller gored at festival in Spain". CBS News. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  37. ^ 02:06 GMT (2014-08-14). "BBC World Service - Outlook, An Unlikely Friendship Across Apartheid". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  38. ^ . Tv.esquire.com. 2015-10-07. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  39. ^ "RTDNA". RTDNA. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  40. ^ Clayfield, Matthew (2013-04-12). "Beyond the bull in Pamplona". The Australian. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  41. ^ a b c d Khazan, Olga (2015-07-10). "What It's Like to Be Gored at the Running of the Bulls ... and go back to run the next year". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  42. ^ a b Hillmann, Bill (18 July 2014). "I got gored in Pamplona. But I will run with the bulls again". Opinion. The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  43. ^ a b Hillmann, Bill (2011-06-23). "How to Survive the Running of the Bulls". Outside Online. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  44. ^ Hillmann, Bill (2012-06-25). "How to Run With the Bulls". Outside Online. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  45. ^ a b Kassam, Ashifa (9 July 2014). "Author of bullrunning survival guide gored at Pamplona festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  46. ^ a b Minder, Raphael (9 July 2014). "Co-Author of Bull-Running Guide Is Gored in Pamplona". The New York Times.
  47. ^ "I'll run with the bulls again: Veteran bull runner Bill Hillmann". The Economic Times.
  48. ^
    • Hillmann, Bill (27 July 2014). "A real bull story: I got gored in Pamplona". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2016 – via Toronto Star.
    • Shenfeld, Hilary (10 July 2014). "Man Who Wrote a Book About Surviving Bull Running Is Gored by a Bull". People. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
    • Balapurwala, Tasneem (2 August 2014). "I'll run with the bulls again: Veteran bull runner Bill Hillmann". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  49. ^ Hillmann, Bill (2016-09-29). "Chicago man locks horns with bull in Spain to rescue friend". RedEye. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  50. ^ Gutiérrez, Natxo (September 29, 2016). "El hombre de los 200 encierros". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via thedangeroussummerblog.com.
  51. ^ Fiske-Harrison, Alexander (31 May 2013). "Spain: 'The real old stuff'". Financial Times.
  52. ^ Wilson, Joseph (8 July 2017). "American gored at Pamplona bull run promises to run again". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

External links edit

  • Official blog

January 01, 1970
bill, hillmann, born, 1982, american, author, storyteller, journalist, bull, runner, former, boxer, hillmann, 2013born1982, chicago, illinois, occupationauthor, storyteller, journalistnationalityamericaneducationst, joseph, high, schoolelmhurst, collegecolumbi. Bill Hillmann born 1982 is an American author storyteller and journalist He is a bull runner and former boxer Bill HillmannHillmann in 2013Born1982 age 41 42 Chicago Illinois U S OccupationAuthor storyteller journalistNationalityAmericanEducationSt Joseph High SchoolElmhurst CollegeColumbia College Chicago MFA Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Writing and storytelling 3 Boxing 4 Bull running 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editHillmann was born in Chicago in 1982 1 and grew up on the city s North Side He attended St Joseph High School 2 He has a bachelor s degree from Elmhurst College and an MFA from Columbia College Chicago 3 Writing and storytelling editAs an author Hillmann is the author of the novel The Old Neighborhood 2014 4 5 6 7 and the nonfiction book Mozos A Decade Running with the Bulls 2015 8 9 which was translated and published in Spain as Corriendo con Hemingway 2016 1 10 As a journalist Hillmann has written for NPR as well as for publications including the Toronto Star Playboy Chicago Tribune Salon Daily Mail Los Angeles Times Stuff and The Washington Post 11 12 13 3 14 As a storyteller Hillmann is the creator of the Windy City Story Slam 15 16 He also created the National Story Slam in which ten storytellers representing different storytelling series across the country performed at the main stage of the Chicago Tribune Printer s Row Lit Fest 17 18 19 He has told stories at storytelling series in Philadelphia 20 Portland 21 San Francisco 22 and Boston 23 and won the Boulder Story Slam in Boulder Colorado in 2014 24 He has produced and performed in Story Slam events in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 25 26 has participated in Book Slam London s literary nightclub 27 and has told stories on NPR s The Story and Snap Judgment 28 29 Boxing editHillmann is a 2002 Chicago Golden Gloves boxing champion representing the Windy City Gym and a two time selection for the Chicago Golden Gloves International Traveling Team 3 7 30 As a boxing journalist Hillmann was the Chicago correspondent for Fightnews and is the special boxing contributor for the Chicago Tribune RedEye 31 32 Bull running editHillmann is an experienced participant in running of the bulls and has been described as the best young bull runner from the United States 33 He has given expert commentary on the running of the bulls for CNN 34 The Today Show 35 CBS This Morning 36 BBC World Service 37 and Esquire Network 38 His audio essay Running with the Bulls in Pamplona for WBEZ Chicago Public Radio won an Edward R Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2010 39 He was inspired to join the tradition by Ernest Hemingway s book The Sun Also Rises 40 41 and has taken part in the bull runs in Pamplona since 2005 41 42 43 In 2011 and 2012 he wrote how to guides on the running of the bulls for Outside magazine 43 44 By 2013 he had acquired the nickname Buffalo Bill Hillmann and in 2014 he co authored the book Fiesta How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona with Alexander Fiske Harrison and John Hemingway 45 46 On July 9 2014 a bull named Bravito 47 Spanish for Brave one gored Hillmann twice in the thigh at the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona 45 46 48 but he returned to bull running in Pamplona in 2015 41 and published his memoir Mozos A Decade Running with the Bulls 8 In the summer of 2016 he ran with the bulls more than 200 times in towns throughout Spain 49 50 He has stated that his favorite running of the bulls is the oldest in Cuellar a small town about two hours north of Madrid where hundreds of horsemen guide the bulls 3 miles 5 km to the town and into the run 41 42 51 On July 8 2017 he was gored by one of the bulls from Jose Escolar in Pamplona 52 Bibliography editThe Old Neighborhood A Novel Chicago Illinois Curbside Splendor Publishing 2014 ISBN 978 1 9404 3000 3 Mozos A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain Chicago Illinois Curbside Splendor Publishing 2015 ISBN 978 1 9404 3053 9 Corriendo con Hemingway Un Mozo Americano en los San Fermines in Spanish Barcelona Ediciones Peninsula Planeta Group 2016 ISBN 978 8 4994 2521 4 translation of Mozos A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain Hillmann Bill 2021 The Pueblos My Quest to Run 101 Bull Runs in the Small Towns of Spain Chicago Illinois Tortoise Books ISBN 978 1 9489 5417 4 References edit a b Seoane Andres 6 July 2016 Bill Hillmann Para correr un encierro hay que estar dispuesto a morir El Cultural in Spanish Retrieved 21 November 2016 Greenfield John Back to school with Bill Hillmann class of 99 Feature Chicago Reader Retrieved 2016 12 28 a b c Bill Hillmann Will Serve as Final Judge for the 2016 Nick Adams Short Story Contest Associated Colleges of the Midwest 22 November 2015 Retrieved 21 November 2016 Samarov Dmitry 11 April 2014 Review The Old Neighborhood by Bill Hillmann Chicago Tribune Retrieved 21 November 2016 Fiction Review The Old Neighborhood by Bill Hillmann Newcity Lit 28 April 2014 Retrieved 1 November 2016 Hoffert Barbara 3 June 2014 Top Indie Fiction 30 Key Titles Beyond the Best Sellers List for Spring Summer 2014 Library Journal a b Ludwig Jerome Best of Chicago 2014 Best New Book by a Former Chicago Golden Gloves Champ The Old Neighborhood by Bill Hillmann Chicago Reader Retrieved 1 November 2016 a b Keilman John 7 July 2015 Two New Books Tackle The Running of the Bulls Chicago Tribune Nonfiction Book Review Mozos A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain by Bill Hillman Publishers Weekly July 2015 Retrieved 21 November 2016 Abella Carlos 9 October 2016 Bill Hillmann Corriendo con Hemingway Un mozo americano en los sanfermines El Imparcial in Spanish Retrieved 1 November 2016 Why I would run with the bulls again Stuff co nz 18 July 2014 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Bill Hillman Salon com 2012 12 14 Retrieved 2016 12 28 At the Fights with Author Irvine Welsh Playboy 22 May 2014 Archived from the original on 1 December 2016 Retrieved 28 December 2016 Gored author of bull running book will return to Pamplona Los Angeles Times 2014 07 21 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Hageman William 25 February 2010 The Story Slam plot thickens during finals 5 local storytellers will step Chicago Tribune Clark Alex 30 July 2010 The new wave of literary events The Guardian June 2010 James Finn Garner Jamesfinngarner com Retrieved 2016 12 28 Windy City Story Slam Empty Bottle Gapersblock com 2010 06 03 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Why read a book Graduate s experiences answer that question PDF Stjoeshsalumni org Retrieved 2016 12 28 First Person Arts StorySlam Mortified Bill Hillman Chicago YouTube 2014 06 14 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Back Fence PDX RUSSIAN ROULETTE 9 July 2014 Bill Hillman at Back Fence PDX RUSSIAN ROULETTE 6 14 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2016 via YouTube Interview Kevin Whiteley Founder of Criminal Class Press SF Station San Francisco s City Guide SF Station 2011 11 28 Retrieved 2016 12 28 1st Person Plural May 2014 mass story com Retrieved 28 December 2016 June 2014 photos Archived from the original on 27 November 2016 Retrieved 28 December 2016 Clark Alex 30 July 2010 The new wave of literary events The Guardian Retrieved 28 December 2016 Alexander Fiske Harrison enjoys a story slam at the Edinburgh Fringe The Spectator 25 August 2012 Retrieved 28 December 2016 Alumni Book Slam Retrieved 2016 12 28 The If Question The Story 2010 07 07 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Running With The Bulls Snap Judgment Retrieved 2016 12 28 Hageman William 12 August 2011 Remarkable Person Bill Hillmann Chicago Tribune Chicago boxer Semajay Thomas a long way from murder charge Redeyechicago com Retrieved 2016 12 28 1 source for boxing news on the web Fightnews com 2012 04 17 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Frayer Lauren 9 July 2014 Buffalo Bill Hillmann author of bull run guide gored at Pamplona Los Angeles Times Bill Hillmann is considered the best young bull runner from the United States Goodman Al 2014 09 07 Gored expert to run with bulls again CNN com Edition cnn com Retrieved 2016 12 28 American man 20 gored by bull in Spain TODAY com 2015 02 17 Retrieved 2016 12 28 American Benjamin Miller gored at festival in Spain CBS News 2015 02 16 Retrieved 2016 12 28 02 06 GMT 2014 08 14 BBC World Service Outlook An Unlikely Friendship Across Apartheid Bbc co uk Retrieved 2016 12 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Running of the Bulls 2015 Gored Runner Bill Hillmann Returns Esquire Network Tv esquire com 2015 10 07 Archived from the original on 2016 11 27 Retrieved 2016 12 28 RTDNA RTDNA 2009 08 19 Retrieved 2016 12 28 Clayfield Matthew 2013 04 12 Beyond the bull in Pamplona The Australian Retrieved 2016 11 22 a b c d Khazan Olga 2015 07 10 What It s Like to Be Gored at the Running of the Bulls and go back to run the next year The Atlantic Retrieved 2016 11 22 a b Hillmann Bill 18 July 2014 I got gored in Pamplona But I will run with the bulls again Opinion The Washington Post Retrieved 22 November 2016 a b Hillmann Bill 2011 06 23 How to Survive the Running of the Bulls Outside Online Retrieved 2016 11 01 Hillmann Bill 2012 06 25 How to Run With the Bulls Outside Online Retrieved 2016 12 28 a b Kassam Ashifa 9 July 2014 Author of bullrunning survival guide gored at Pamplona festival The Guardian Retrieved 21 November 2016 a b Minder Raphael 9 July 2014 Co Author of Bull Running Guide Is Gored in Pamplona The New York Times I ll run with the bulls again Veteran bull runner Bill Hillmann The Economic Times Hillmann Bill 27 July 2014 A real bull story I got gored in Pamplona The Washington Post Retrieved 1 November 2016 via Toronto Star Shenfeld Hilary 10 July 2014 Man Who Wrote a Book About Surviving Bull Running Is Gored by a Bull People Retrieved 1 November 2016 Balapurwala Tasneem 2 August 2014 I ll run with the bulls again Veteran bull runner Bill Hillmann The Economic Times Retrieved 1 November 2016 Hillmann Bill 2016 09 29 Chicago man locks horns with bull in Spain to rescue friend RedEye Retrieved 2016 11 22 Gutierrez Natxo September 29 2016 El hombre de los 200 encierros Diario de Navarra in Spanish Retrieved November 25 2016 via thedangeroussummerblog com Fiske Harrison Alexander 31 May 2013 Spain The real old stuff Financial Times Wilson Joseph 8 July 2017 American gored at Pamplona bull run promises to run again ABC News Associated Press Retrieved 9 July 2017 External links editOfficial blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Hillmann amp oldid 1170934000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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