Name Attica Locke | Role Author | |
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Nominations Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author Books Black Water Rising, The Cutting Season, Pleasantville, Pleasantville LP | ||
Authors mistad attica locke
Attica Locke (born 1974 in Houston, Texas) is an American author of fiction and a writer for the television series Empire.
Contents
- Authors mistad attica locke
- Attica locke on her new book pleasantville and empire
- Writing life
- Personal life
- Awards
- Nominations
- References
Attica locke on her new book pleasantville and empire
Writing life
Attica Locke’s first novel, Black Water Rising, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was shortlisted for the prestigious Orange Prize in the UK (now the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction).
A graduate of Northwestern University, Locke was a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Feature Filmmakers Lab. She has written scripts for Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, 20th Century Fox, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, HBO, and DreamWorks.
Personal life
Locke is a member of the academy for the Folio Prize in the UK and is also on the board of directors for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
A native of Houston, Texas, Locke lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.
She is member of the Writers Guild of America, West.
Awards
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence 2013 The Cutting Season - the award sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and established in 2007 to honor Ernest Gaines' legacy
Nominations
For The Cutting Season:
For Black Water Rising: