Attica Locke

Attica Locke

Author Attica Locke
Born 1974 (age 41–42)
Houston, Texas, United States
Language English
Nationality American
Ethnicity African American
Genre Fiction, television, film
Website
atticalocke.com

Attica Locke (born 1974 in Houston, Texas) is an American author of fiction and a writer for the television series Empire.[1]

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).[2][3]

A graduate of Northwestern University, Locke was a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Feature Filmmakers Lab.[4] 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, Attica lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.

She is member of the Writers Guild of America, West.

Bibliography

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:

References

  1. ↑ "Novelist Adds Fresh Perspective To Election Result Spin". NPR. November 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
  3. ↑ "Harper Collins Publishers".
  4. ↑ Lopez, Steve (July 19, 1999). "Sundance Summer". Time.
  5. ↑ Indiebound.org

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