Professor sidney offit obituary

American writer (born )

Sidney Offit (born October 13, ) is an American writer best known for his children's books and participation in nightly debates with Martin Abend on WNEW-TV (now WNYW) during the late s and early s.^[1] 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,^[2] President of the Century Association,^[3] board member of PEN American Center,^[4] and curator of the George Polk Awards in Journalism.^[5][6] At the same time, he was a celebrated writing teacher at The New School,^[7][8]New York University and Hunter College, whose students included Marita Golden^[9] and Ann Jones.^{[citation needed]}

As a fixture of the New York literary scene during latter half of the 20th century, Offit befriended many of the era's most-celebrated writers, including Robert Caro,